Specifications

I SP-3 SCSI Interface Manual I
SCSI Storage Device vs. Floppy Drive
Almost all the commands that apply to floppy drives also apply to SCSI Storage Devices.
Commands such as updating the O.S. and saving or deleting files work the same way for SCSI
Storage Devices, except faster. Saving files is somewhat faster and loading is much faster. You
have to make sure that you have the correct device selected for the function that you want to do.
Only one device can be selected at any one time; for example, if you are looking at files on the
SCSI Storage Device, you won’t see any indication of files on the disk in the floppy drive. To
access files on other storage devices, you must select a new device using the CHANGE
STORAGE DEVICE command. Make sure to press [ENTER-YES) to initiate the command (the
ASR-10 then briefly displays COMh4AND COMPLETED). Now, whenever you press (m)
and one of the Page buttons, you will be seeing the files for that device.
Another important distinction is that while SCSI Storage Devices are much faster and more
convenient than floppies, they are also very sensitive and fragile. To be safe, it is always wise to
make sure that you have copies of important files on floppies as well as on your SCSI Storage
Device. If you assume that the SCSI Storage Device could fail at any time, and take the necessary
precaution of making backups of your files, then you will be prepared in case it ever does
malfunction and you have to rebuild your SCSI Storage Device. Refer to the section on backing
up your SCSI Storage Device for more information on this topic.
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