WhatIDE version 1.1
			      Tom Warren
			      July, 1994

    WhatIDE is intended to display the information returned by the
    ATA/IDE 'ID Drive' command (0xEC).  WhatIDE will display the
    cylinders, heads, sectors/track, and sector buffer size, as well
    as the number of sectors/interrupt (block mode) and ECC bytes for
    one or both IDE drive(s) installed in the system. Also, the model
    number, serial number & firmware revision are displayed. The drive
    capabilities (LBA, or Logical Block Addressing, and DMA) are now
    displayed, also, if the drive supports them (newer drives only).

    All text is printed via DOS calls, so the output is redirectable
    to a file.  Simply use: "WHATIDE >MYDISKS.OUT", etc. to capture
    output to the file MYDISKS.OUT.

    Note that WhatIDE is an 'information-only' utility. It writes
    nothing to your drive (unless you redirect it's output), and it
    changes nothing in your IDE configuration. It only requests that
    the drive firmware return 1 sector of information about itself.

    WHATIDE takes 1 command line argument, /D, to dump the drive
    information to a binary file. The filenames are WHATIDE0.INF for
    drive 0 and WHATIDE1.INF for drive 1, and are created on your
    local drive/directory. They can be viewed with DEBUG or a hex
    dump utility, and are useful for comparison with the current
    ATA/IDE spec.

	Example: WHATIDE /D

    Let me know if you find WhatIDE useful, and how you are using it. 
    I'd appreciate the feedback!


    Users of WhatIDE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

    The WhatIDE utility is supplied as is.
    The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
    including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability
    and of fitness for any purpose.  The author assumes no liability
    for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
    use of WhatIDE.

    WhatIDE is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the
    user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your friends, but
    please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The
    essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer
    users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
    incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.

    If you find WhatIDE to be a useful program and continue to use it after
    a reasonable trial period (30 days), you are obligated to contribute
    $5.00 for my time and knowledge.  This will entitle you to updates and 
    bug fixes, as well as any new utilities I might distribute.

    Anyone distributing WhatIDE for any kind of remuneration must first
    contact mefor authorization.

    You are encouraged to pass a copy of WhatIDE along to your friends
    and colleagues for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register
    their copy if they find that they can use it.

    Tom Warren


    
    13.3.2015
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    WHATIDE is now freeware.
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    It may be used for any length of time without any form of payment.

    However, I would appreciate a postcard by snailmail 
	[ or an email to  tomcwarren@yahoo.com ] for it would be 
    interesting to know where WHATIDE is being used globally. A a bonus,
    it would also be great to hear what it is being used for.

    Enjoy.

    Tom Warren
    3139 E Woodland Drive, Phoenix, AZ, 85048       USA