The
ROM Basic Not Found error was typically the first
error message that would present itself when one upgraded to a
SCSI system. The error
was rather
cryptic, and most SCSI-
newbies assumed that the
SCSI ROM was not set correctly, so they'd spend hours re-configuring
jumpers in a
futile attempt to make the
SCSI card "work".
Low-level formatting a SCSI drive using the built-in SCSI ROM program, then formatting it using a floppy disk with FDISK and FORMAT on it would get rid of the message. Unfortunately, many SCSI card manufacturers forgot to include this error in their documentation.
Installation of SCSI drive systems brought in about $2K in 1995 when I had a small business. I still get emails from folks I know who don't understand why they need BASIC installed on a drive to make it work :)