Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:48:17 -0400 | From | "James J. Arleth" <> | Subject | Re: UPS's |
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I agree, there is no comparision. Best makes a line called Fortress. These UPS are more expensive than APC's, but they are head and shoulder's above them. If you have a commercial appication....get a Fortress.
At 03:37 PM 7/22/99 -0400, you wrote: >On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Joe wrote: > >>I have also been informed that UPS's by APC for around $200 will >>do what I want.. so that will be the next addition.. thanks >>all.. > >Get a "Best Power UPS" instead. They are higher quality IMHO, >cheaper, and they directly support Linux, and give out source >code. APCC does NOT support Linux, does not give out source >code, and have been rather careless with respect to the Linux >community. > >I have an APC SmartUPS 600, and it is not working. It lasted >about 6 months. It died 2 days before Andre Hedrick released his >GPL'd APC power software. > >Everyone I talk to recommends Best UPS's over APC anyways. I was >at both the Best Power, and the APC booths at COMDEX last week, >and although APC's booth was larger, the people at the Best booth >were much more polite, and friendly. When I asked them about >Linux, the Best people were on the ball, and ensured me it worked >fantastic with Linux, while the response I got from the APC rep >was "Linux? What is that?"... > >Just some food for thought. > >>and please no more emails to me on this topic. I think I have >>recieved over 200.... > >Ok, I changed the topic to UPS's..... ;o) > >Take care Joe! > >TTYL > > >-- >Mike A. Harris Linux advocate GNU advocate >Computer Consultant Open Source advocate > >Tea, Earl Grey, Hot... > >- >Linux SMP list: FIRST see FAQ at http://www.irisa.fr/prive/mentre/smp-faq/ >To Unsubscribe: send "unsubscribe linux-smp" to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > >
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