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From: Daniel.Colegrove@hitachigst.com [mailto:Daniel.Colegrove@hitachigst.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:59 PM
To: Bennett, Barbara
Subject: Re: REMINDER OF OVERDUE RECOMMENDATION(s): on 2008 National Standards Maintenance in T13


Barbara,

T13 recommends that INCITS 317-1998 (project 1153D):
AT Attachment - 4 with Packet Interface Extension (ATA/ATAPI - 4)
Be Reaffirmed. (that was our only one this year)

See attached minutes section 7.1



Best Regards,
Daniel J. Colegrove
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

daniel.colegrove@hitachigst.com
(702) 614-6119

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7.1 INCITS Maintenance ATA/ATAPI-4
The committee resumed discussion about what should be done with ATA/ATAPI-4. John Geldman noted that CFA
was still referencing ATA-4 for many of their supported device types and suggested that stabilization seemed
appropriate for this standard. Dan Colegrove stated that he was opposed to stabilization as there was a desire to
withdraw ATA-4 eventually. Curtis Stevens moved, John Geldman seconding, that ATA-4 be reaffirmed. The motion
passed with 11 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.