* Replying to a msg in personal.mail (personal.mail)

Hello mark.

02 May 03 22:03, you wrote to me:

 MB>> I have so many of these things that I loan them out so the
 MB>> batteries do not go bad from non-use.  I currently have one
 MB>> APC 3000 (compaq name)-it askes for a dedicated 30 amp
 MB>> circuit.  I have 2 2400s that just need new batteries and I
 MB>> myself use a smartups 1400 just for my pc.

 ml> i hear ya there... that's quite a package you've got...

Can't really sell them because nobody wants to give me what I would
consider a worthy price.  Additionally, they are out of warranty so nobody
wants to offer more than a few hundred.  I would rather use, loan, or keep
them until such time I might need em.  People usually throw away such gear
when they go bad and out of warranty not realizing that it is usually just
the batteries that are bad!

 MB>> The reason that they go unused is that I no longer run my
 MB>> servers at home.  I never again want to have more than one
 MB>> computer in the house.  It is runaway with more you have the
 MB>> more backup you need... the more you add the more cooling.
 MB>> And so on and so fourth.

 ml> hehehe, yep, something like that... however, i've not noticed a
 ml> cooling/heating problem here... might be because the systems are
 ml> spread out all through the place...

No central air here.  A window a/c is all I use in this old house.  Believe
it or not, this one system I have generates enough heat on its own.  It's
dual xeon, rambus, and raid 5 (using 4 10k rpm).  I will relish the day
when they make computers without *any* moving parts for obvious reasons.

Matt

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