On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:35:40AM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > > I think in this case, he was referring to extra sensory perception. But, > since this is evidently a model that just sits there and supplies > backup power until the battery is too depleted to AC power to the > computer at an acceptable level, and at that point the computer shuts > off. I would say this model is not capable of esp.
I'd say the original assessment was correct in that ESP was the *only* possible way to read the status of a UPS which doesn't have an external monitoring interface. :-) The very very old units often had simple status lines which could be monitored with special software thru a parallel printer port. If the UPS has a warning buzzer he could put a microphone on a sound card and listen for the buzzer. The buzzes often come faster just before the UPS breathes its last breath. If one does such a thing we've already got a name for it, ESP. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
