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ANALYSER - a simple ACSI/SCSI device scanner
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ANALYSER version 1.2 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, TTs, and
Falcons. On the ST, it scans the ACSI bus; on the Falcon, it scans the
SCSI bus; on the TT, it scans both the ACSI and SCSI buses. It issues
an INQUIRY command to each possible device id in order to determine if
there is a device at that id and, if so, what type of device it is.
If a device is present at a specific id, the following information is
listed:
1. The device type (as defined by the SCSI spec): one of:
direct-access (e.g. hard disk)
sequential-access (e.g. tape)
printer
processor
write-once read-multiple (e.g. optical disk)
read-only direct-access (e.g. cd-rom)
If the device isn't recognised as one of the above, it shows as
"unknown device".
2. The vendor and model identifier for the device, as obtained from
the data returned by the INQUIRY command.
Limitations
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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.
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, TT030 and Falcon030 with no problems. However,
in the extremely unlikely event that it causes problems with your
system, your spouse, or your pet aardvark, I cannot be responsible
for any damage to the aforementioned system, spouse, or aardvark.
Roger Burrows
Anodyne Software