06-11-15 13:36 Mark Hofmann wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Found New Hardware   
      
    MH> @MSGID: <557AB700.14120.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
   Howdy! Mark,   
    EV> At first I had a USB2 wire between the UPS and XP box to use the   
    EV> Tripp Lite PowerAlert software, but after having problems every time I   
    EV> clicked on the Help tab and it not working I unplugged the wire.   
   -snip-   
    EV> Tripp Lite Tech Support told me it needed Java enabled too.   
    EV> I wasn't using Java because I've read Oracle was having problems with   
    EV> it back then and had uninstalled Java on the XP box.   
      
    MH> Yes, that software is not that great at all.  Just the fact it   
    MH> uses Java is a good enough reason to avoid it.   
      
   O.K., Thanks for updating me on if Java problems got fixed or not.   
      
    MH> I use the SNMP Network Management cards that slide into the   
    MH> slot in the back of the APC SmartUPS-1000 or 1500 units.  I   
    MH> bought a bunch of them on Ebay for $20 each.   
      
   My first UPS was made by APC and I had to return it to the store a few   
   days after I plugged it in.   
   The second one didn't do any better so I got my money back and bought   
   a Tripp-Lite UPS at another store.   
      
   Years ago I was at a electronics parts warehouse store and saw a   
   Tripp-Lite ISOBAR display that was in a clear case that showed how it   
   was constructed.   
      
   I liked what I saw and later when I switched from using a C=64 to a   
   Compatable pc I got a ISOBAR surge protector, and later got another   
   one to use.   
      
   I had them when I bought the APC UPS.   
   I got the APC because I've read about it being a good unit, plus that   
   store didn't sell Tripp-Lite products.   
      
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