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From: mvadh@cbnews.ATT.COM (andrew.d.hay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3B2/600 questions
Message-ID: <11826@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 30 Nov 89 12:41:52 GMT
References: <1989Nov29.052142.2137@chinet.chi.il.us>
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In article <1989Nov29.052142.2137@chinet.chi.il.us> les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:
"I'm inclined to consider UPS's as a part of the cost of the machine, having
"had to replace several expensive system boards due to power fluctuations
"before buying them. The data integrity is just gravy...

i'm surprised (well, a little, anyway) that small machines -- which i
define as machines designed to be used outside a controlled
environment -- don't have power conditioning and limited battery
holdup *built*in*.
the battery would only have to last for a few minutes -- long enough to
catch sigpwr and shut down. (perhaps init s would be the fastest way...)
this would be redundant if you have a real ups, but it would still give
you a little extra insurance against system problems.

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