[Techtalk] OT but I'm desperate.... Windows....!

[Beth Johnson]

On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 13:56, Michelle Howson wrote:

> 
> Grrrrr.  Reading this, and what everyone else is saying, I think we've hit 
> the nail on the head.  I live in an old building, and in my room I have 
> just one power outlet.  Everything...everything...runs off that.

This is a situation where an uninterruptable power supply could help,
such as those made by APC.  They can boost a lagging wall supply from
the backup battery, and suppress any spikes.

regards,
Beth
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