I recall some time ago reading about the Unixware operating system which used (and presumeably still does use) the Veritas Jounalling file system.
Sales staff would, in the course of a demonstration, start some fairly crucial operation on a machine running Unixware and part way through hit the power switch. The OS didn't take over the world, but this feature sold a few copies! > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Bertenshaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 6 May 2002 12:45 p.m. > To: Nick Rout; CLUG > Subject: Re: I love journalled file systems > > > But you miss the incredible joy of waiting for a huge ext2 > drive to do it's check ;-) > > I remember waiting for like 30-40mins for a coupla 60Gb > drives to be checked, ugh! > > > From: Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2002/05/06 Mon PM 12:31:48 GMT+12:00 > > To: CLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: I love journalled file systems > > > > just had a power outage in the central city . quite a large area - > > victoria street, armagh st, manchester st, hereford st, heaven knows > > where else. > > > > all computers running fine though, esp the linux servers with ext3 > > drives :-) > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Solicitor, PO Box 25-275, > > Christchurch, NZ > > ph +64-3-3798966 > > fax +64-3-3798853 > > http://www.rout.co.nz > > > > > >
