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Re:Opinion: Case for removing master-slave terminology from ... by notajoke on Monday June 15, 2020 @06:31PM (#23533839)
Yes, exactly. Take IDE drives for example. To use two drives with a single cable, one is set to be the master, the other to be the slave. From that point onwards, the slave cannot write to the bus until the master gives permission.
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Re:Opinion: Case for removing master-slave terminology from ... by arielserafini on Monday June 15, 2020 @06:44PM (#23533940)
I was referring to newer ATA drives. Nevertheless, in your example no orders (or ownership!) are implied.
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