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M
N
Narrow SCSI device (as opposed to Wide SCSI device)
This is the term attributed to today’s 8 bit standard SCSI devices. This term is necessary to distinguish today’s
O
P
PIO (Programmed Input/Output)
A method of data transfer in which the host microprocessor transfers data to and from memory via the computer’s I/O ports. PIO enables very fast data transfer rates, especially in single- tasking operating systems like DOS.
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