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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
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Subject: Running processes at higher priorities.
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Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 02:13:44 EDT
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	With UNIX, the OS isn't a process, it's GOD.  On the Amiga, the OS
is a bunch of processes.  When you run a normal program at a priority
higher than that of the OS, you can get into lockout problems.  Also, unless 
you have any other tasks running smaller than 0, it doesn't make a whit
of difference to run task x at -1 or -100.  Same goes for higher priority
tasks.. if the highest priority task in the system is running at 20,
then there is no difference between task x running at 21 or 100.

			-Matt