On Sun, 03 Sep 2000 11:22:03 -0700, you wrote: >> I went to the APC website and it suggested a UPS that >> is frankly worth more than my computer. ---------- Sun, 3 Sep 2000 14:51:02 Here on the Gulf of Mexico I share your thunderstorm and power inconsistency problem, I solved mine by buying an el cheapo "Powerware 600" from Sam walmarts..for $119... That was five years ago and it has done a perfect job up to and including the storm of last evening...I expect it to quit after all these years and when it does I shall get another just like it...it performs flawlessly. Olly P Biloxi Mississippi