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Re: Surge Supressor - not needed on NeXTs?!!

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From: Eric P. Scott
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 08:19
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In article <1992Aug26.161418.9122@tessi.com> chris@tessi.com
	(Chris Lamb) writes:
>As the walls start to crumble, "Honey, grab the kids!  I've got to sync the
>filesystem!"

That's why you want a UPS with alarm contacts, a serial port, or
a network interface (don't laugh)--some way of telling the
machine to prepare for the worst.  The nicer ones monitor
"environmental conditions" as well as the power.  In California,
a ground motion sensor might not be such a bad thing.  In parts
east ... an anemometer perhaps?

					-=EPS=-
-- 
Before Hurricane Andrew I had relatives in south Florida.
I don't know if I still do...
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Subject: Re: Surge Supressor - not needed on NeXTs?!!
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