SATA versions of optical drives are now becoming readily available for negligible extra cost over PATA, and they're much more convenient to work with. My guess is that in two years' time nobody will fit PATA in a new PC, and by 2015 it will be dead for legacy, too.
AGP isn't just one standard: it's a long series of barely-compatible standards which obsolete one another every few years. The earliest AGP cards are already useless, and newer ones will become obsolete very quickly, too.
I expect it'll be possible to get PCI mainboards for at least another half decade, though: lots of people have invested in esoteric bits of hardware and will want to continue using them. This is what drove the longevity of ISA before it and meant I could still source mainboards with ISA in 2002.
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Date: 2008-03-14 02:50 pm (UTC)AGP isn't just one standard: it's a long series of barely-compatible standards which obsolete one another every few years. The earliest AGP cards are already useless, and newer ones will become obsolete very quickly, too.
I expect it'll be possible to get PCI mainboards for at least another half decade, though: lots of people have invested in esoteric bits of hardware and will want to continue using them. This is what drove the longevity of ISA before it and meant I could still source mainboards with ISA in 2002.