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ANALYSER - a simple ACSI/SCSI device scanner
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ANALYSER version 1.0 is Freeware by Roger Burrows, Anodyne Software.
It is hereby placed in the public domain, and may be freely copied and
distributed. Please keep the program executable and this documentation
together - thanks.
Description
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ANALYSER is a program to scan the peripheral bus(es) on STs and TTs.
On the ST, it scans the ACSI bus; on the TT, it scans both the ACSI
and SCSI buses. It issues an INQUIRY command to each possible
address in order to determine if there is a device at that address
and, if so, what type of device it is.
The possible types (as defined by the SCSI spec) are:
direct-access device (e.g. hard disk)
sequential-access device (e.g. tape)
printer device
processor device
write-once read-multiple device (e.g. optical disk)
read-only direct-address device (e.g. cd-rom)
If the device isn't recognised as one of the above, it shows as
"unknown device".
Limitations
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1. ANALYSER does not try to identify if there is more than one logical
unit at each address. This situation is relatively rare when using
SCSI devices (either directly on a TT or via an ACSI-to-SCSI host
adapter). It can occur if you are using older-style MFM drives
connected via an MFM-to-SCSI converter.
2. ANALYSER does not display the specific vendor and model identifier
for each device.
Paranoia department
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As described above, this program only issues an INQUIRY command to
each device, which responds with basic device information. I have
run it on my 1040ST and TT030 with no problems. However, in the
extremely unlikely event that it causes problems with your equipment,
your spouse, or your pet aardvark, I cannot be responsible for any
damage to the aforementioned equipment, spouse, or aardvark.
Roger Burrows
Anodyne Software