Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:25741 comp.unix.sysv386:726 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!snorkelwacker!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!funic!fuug!demos!avg From: avg@hq.demos.su (Vadim G. Antonov) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Reliability of System V 1K file system Keywords: System V, reliability, file systems Message-ID: <1990Sep25.145615.29488@hq.demos.su> Date: 25 Sep 90 14:56:15 GMT References: <5869@suns302.cel.co.uk> <1990Sep22.041723.1599@pilikia.pegasus.com> <1990Sep23.184158.841@hq.demos.su> <26688@mimsy.umd.edu> Reply-To: avg@hq.demos.su (Vadim G. Antonov) Organization: DEMOS, Moscow, USSR Lines: 15 In article <26688@mimsy.umd.edu> chris@mimsy.umd.edu (Chris Torek) writes: >Unfortunately, there are not-so-simple power failures. Hmmm... Our backbone host at Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy has a funny surge protector - so called "motor-generator". This device includes synchronous AC motor paired with dinamo-machine producing AC of the same voltage. Protection is absolute. (Another interesting feature of our power supply at KIAE is that the secondary power supply goes directly from atomic generator - yes, there are some working nuclear reactors in the Moscow!) Vadim Antonov DEMOS, Moscow, USSR (It is NOT a joke!)