Fairlight-CMI

I hope this isn't a stupid question.  I don't have a Fairlight so I'm just 
on this list for gathering information.

As I recall (from many years ago :D), the Series II had Page R as a rhythm 
programmer, but also Page 9 as a sequencer.  I would have expected if that 
was the case that Page R would usually be used for rhythm events - 
percussive stuff - and Page 9 for note sequences.

But that doesn't seem to be what's being said here, which refers to Page R 
being used for rhythmic note sequences.  Is this because - as many people 
complained at the time - there wasn't a way to link Page R and Page 9?  I 
always assumed (dangerous, I know) that Fairlight would fix that with a 
software update, or sort it with the Series III, but it doesn't sound that 
way from what's being said.  So I'm curious about Page 9 and why people 
didn't use it for sequencing.