on 12/31/99 5:35 PM, James Robertson at jamesr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> At 11:03 31/12/1999 , Jeremy Anthony Kinsey wrote:
>
>>>
>>> I will, however, be turning it off over midnight,
>>> like the rest of my computing equipment.
>>>
>> WHY?
>
> Potential power outages and surges.
>
> But luckily, absolutely nothing happened
> at Y2K. The lights remained on, and all my
> machines started up with the correct dates
> this morning.
All this should be no problem with a decent UPS -- I suggest the Alpha
Technologies line, but they are expensive. A 700VA or 1000VA UPS will power
a rack for HOURS. Not too bad for a $500 investment. If you don't have one
currently, I really suggest that you get one.