That will be a collector's item soon. On 2015-10-11 23:34, Steve Litt wrote: > LOL, > > Sitting right next to me, I have a 1997 Pentium II that's my Windows > machine. I fire it up every couple months to do a little Micrografx > Windows Draw. It uses my Linux desktop's data directories via Samba. > > SteveT > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 00:54:09 -0400 > Michael Havens wrote: > >> you have 12 year old computers? >> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:32 AM, Keith Smith >> wrote: >> >> > >> > I've been using isobar since about 1993. I believe that is why I >> > have not had any equipment failure. 13 or 14 years ago the >> > transformer attached to where I was living exploded. I was sure it >> > cooked my computer. Nothing happened to my computer. >> > >> > >> > http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=isobar&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=84109345576&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6200554956233029823&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2hv0pgf2to_b_p2 >> > >> > Of course it is not going to keep your computer running when the >> > power goes out. >> > >> > >> > >> > On 2015-10-11 16:11, Steve Litt wrote: >> > >> >> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 13:39:53 -0400 >> >> Michael Havens wrote: >> >> >> >> I finally broke down and bought a UPS:( I got a 650 VA for $57. The >> >>> 550 VA was $55 so I figured it was worth the 2 extra dollars. Now >> >>> I don't have to worry about frying my computer during one of the >> >>> many lightening storms here in gainesville! >> >>> >> >>> >> >> That's a great price! >> >> >> >> The benefit of a UPS isn't preventing frying in a lightning storm. >> >> A simple surge protector does a better job of that. A UPS prevents >> >> your computer frying during a brownout or severel rapid >> >> transitions between power and no power. It also gives you a >> >> reasonable timeframe to perform an orderly shutdown, and in cases >> >> of > 1minute power outages, which describes over half of our power >> >> outages here in Seminole County Florida, you just keep computing. >> >> >> >> Another great thing about a UPS is when your printer starts up and >> >> all the lights dim and your ceiling fan slows down, (Brother >> >> MFC8810dw prints suck *a lot* of current), you hear your UPS >> >> click, but otherwise there's no sign of the undervolt. I hate to >> >> thing what would happen to my box if I didn't have a UPS. >> >> >> >> I wouldn't be caught dead without a UPS on my daily driver or my >> >> whole-house pfSense router/firewall. >> >> >> >> SteveT > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss