ATA

ATA-1

Jan 1, 1994

28-bit LBA

ATA

Period: Jan 1, 1994 to Jan 1, 2005

ATA-2

Oct 13, 1996

PCMCIA connector. Identify drive command

ATA-3

Jan 1, 1997

S.M.A.R.T., Security, 44 pin connector for 2.5" drives

ATA-4

Jan 1, 1998

AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) (support for CD-ROM, tape drives etc.), Optional overlapped and queued command set features, Host Protected Area (HPA), CompactFlash Association (CFA) feature set for solid state drives

ATA-5

Jan 1, 2000

80-wire cables; CompactFlash connector

ATA-6

Jan 1, 2002

48-bit LBA, Device Configuration Overlay (DCO),

ATA-7

Jan 1, 2005

SATA 1.0, Streaming feature set, long logical/physical sector feature set for non-packet devices