On 4/24/07, J.R. Seago <j.r.seago@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

Thanks to all who gave an opinion or advice on the above matter. I now have an UPS sitting between the mains and my computer. At £110·00, an awful lot cheaper than a laptop, and now I've found the right wires to go in the right sockets, its siting there with its green light on, no installation problems, hardware not liking software, or any other problems that setting up a new computer would have.

Have you simulated a power cut yet? Silly me once forgot to actually test supply failure, so during the first external power cut the UPS turned off without asking for a shutdown. Oops! Tim.