• Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is the more commonly known name for what was also called Parallel AT Attachment (shortened from Parallel AT Bus Attachment).

      The newer drive standard, SATA means Serial AT Attachement.

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          PATA + Attaboy = Parallel ATA Boy

          You said “Thanks!” (Attaboy) twice in two separate comments (parallel).

          Yes - I understand explaining a joke ruins it and the fact that it needed to be explained means it wasn’t a very good joke in the first place.