Comment on More than two hard disks in DOSparentComments−cestith1yThere were also a number of sound cards that had two or three ports because a lot of early CD-ROM drives weren’t IDE. You’d have a Sony, a Panasonic, and something else on your card in the early days. IDE on a sound card was an actual improvement.−shdon1yThe third common CD-ROM interface that wasn't IDE was Mitsumi.−cestith1yThank you. That’s absolutely right and I’m not sure why I blanked on it at the time of writing.
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There were also a number of sound cards that had two or three ports because a lot of early CD-ROM drives weren’t IDE. You’d have a Sony, a Panasonic, and something else on your card in the early days. IDE on a sound card was an actual improvement.
The third common CD-ROM interface that wasn't IDE was Mitsumi.
Thank you. That’s absolutely right and I’m not sure why I blanked on it at the time of writing.