Talk:Parallel ATA/Archives/2022/March

"AT Attachment"
From the editor's note at the beginning of the summary:

PLEASE do not "correct" "AT Attachment" to "Advanced Technology Attachment". The relevant standards simply say "AT Attachment". It was never written out as "Advanced Technology Attachment", except in error. The "History and terminology section" makes this clear. REPEAT: "AT Attachment" IS CORRECT and absolutely should not be expanded.

However, in the history and terminology section it immediately opposes this:

"The standard was originally conceived as the 'AT Bus Attachment,' officially called 'AT Attachment' and abbreviated 'ATA'[4][5] because its primary feature was a direct connection to the 16-bit ISA bus introduced with the IBM PC/AT.[6] The original ATA specifications published by the standards committees use the name 'AT Attachment'.[7][8][9] The 'AT' in the IBM PC/AT referred to 'Advanced Technology' so ATA has also been referred to as 'Advanced Technology Attachment'.[10][4][11][12]"

Which means "AT" does mean Advanced Technology, just not as referenced by the standards body who standardized it. I'll add a note in, though I'm already expecting it to be reverted because of the incorrect editor's note.

Also see this past discussion, which seem to be centered around trying to officially call it "Advanced Technology Attachment", at least by the ones opposed to the edit.

Flhcl (talk) 01:34, 21 March 2022 (UTC)


 * AT is an acronym for Advanced Technology in IBM PC/AT. It isn't so in AT Attachment, officially, to avoid legal problems. I think this is already well laid out in the History and terminology section. --Zac67 (talk) 05:31, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with Zac67 that this is a well settled and therefore per Flhcl's expectations have reverted. IF such a change is to be added there should be consensus among editors. Tom94022 (talk) 06:24, 21 March 2022 (UTC)