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ATA 1
IBM unveiled the 80286-powered IBM PC AT. -
ATA 2
The industry adopted a series of improvments to the ATA standard -
ATA 3
ATA 3 added one new feature , S.M.A.R.T. -
ATA 5
Adapted two faster Ultra DMA modes with ATA-5 -
ATA 4
Introduced a new DMA mode called Ultra DMA that is now the primary way a hard drive communicates with a PC. -
ATA 6
Introduced Ultra DMA mode 5 , kicking the transfer rate up to 100 MB -
ATA 7
ATA 7 brought two new innovations to teh ATA world: one evolutionary and the other revolutionary.