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- From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
- Subject: Re: UPS, SCO and automatic shutdown
- Organization: Open Age, Inc.
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:20:54 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.182054.29803@openage.openage.com>
- References: <1992Nov16.151630.4910@ncselxsi.uucp>
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- fisher@ncselxsi.uucp (Chuck Fisher) writes:
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- >We're currently running an Everex system with a 486/33 CPU and SCO Unix
- >3.2.4. We're considering purchasing a UPS (recommendations, anyone?)
- >and was wondering if any one has implemented an automatic shutdown (or
- >halt) when the UPS detects a power outtage.
-
- >We want to set up Unix-based turn-key systems for end-users who have
- >little computer expertise with high reliability. UPS is one way of
- >acheiving that goal by ptentially allowing for a "smooth" shutdown of
- >the system. Automatic backups using DAT cartridges is another aspect
- >we're considering.
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- APC makes excellent UPSs and UPS shutdown software for SCO. I highly recommend
- it.
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