10 Apr
2007
10 Apr
'07
10:25 p.m.
On 4/10/07, Ted Harding ted.harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk wrote:
One puzzle: Given the prevalence of dodgy mains power in the Fens (and no doubt elsewhere), I'm surprised there are so few outlets for UPS kit. PC World don't seem to hold them any more, and the only place I know that does (World of Computers ar Milton, near Cambridge) only sells APC, which do not supply monitoring and control software for Linux (nearest is Apple OS X), whereas Belkin do (but my old Belkin UPS is getting fragile now).
A recent trip to America and visits to shops like Best Buy indicated that it is almost impossible to buy out there a mains power extension lead without a built-in surge suppressor. Is their electricity service that bad?
Tim.