> On May 1, 2019, at 10:58 PM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.di...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 7:42 PM Paul Koning via cctalk
> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> ...
>> 9.3 names back then, I'm pretty sure. File system still in an ACP (separate
>> process)? DECnet Phase II ???
>
> I think those were still true for V3.X. I know we had a problem back
> then with our backups where someone elevated the priority of the Tape
> ACP over the Disk ACP (because it was faster) that left us with months
> of corrupt backups.
>
> -ethan
Wow, that reflects very badly on the engineering involved. Setting priorities
wrong might cause things not to get done, or to take too long, but it cannot
ever be an excuse for data corruption.
paul
