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What does slave mean in this old harddrive (i.redd.it)

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[–] latsss@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Master-slave connection system. You could connect 2 hdd back then using one ide cable. Role of disk was determined by choosing proper connector on a cable and a jumper position on a disk itself