I have noticed that most UPS devices have a USB port now rather than a serial port. I presume that these are fully supported under Linux and MacOSX and that the reporting is standardized?
Andy On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Ken Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Leopard has UPS support built in IIRC so no extra software is needed. > I get my batteries for them at Batteries Plus. > > I consider OS X on topic 'coz it is UNIX. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 30, 2008, at 10:13 PM, "Andrew Farnsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hey everyone, > > A bit off topic here but I know there are a lot of mac users on > > here and I am looking to put together a mac server. It turns out > > the power here dies fairly often and, as such, i was looking for a > > good UPS. I know that APC used to be the brand of choice but it > > appears their Mac OSX Software has not been updated in a quite a > > while. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Just for reference, I > > am currently looking at the APC RS 1500 as it seems to be the price > > point to meet. There are other brands out there that seem to offer > > the same power rating for less, and many of the reviews I have seen > > give APC a good rating but with some serious "cons", like no > > repair / support after the warranty ends, no good way to replace the > > batteries, etc... > > > > So, suggestions, comments, and opinions are wanted. Oh, and to keep > > it somewhat on topic, how about listing any Linux support you know > > about for the UPS you discuss. > > > > MAIH... > > > > Andy > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
