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- From: jlu@unislc.uucp (Jesse Urena)
- Subject: Re: Wanted: support software for UPS (uninterruptable power supply)
- References: <jke.714210295@tko.vtt.fi>
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.035841.5179@unislc.uucp>
- Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 03:58:41 GMT
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- From article <jke.714210295@tko.vtt.fi>, by jke@tko.vtt.fi (Kemppainen Jukka):
- >
- > is there a public domain software available that supports
- > UPS (uninterruptable power supply) connected to unix workstation?
- > That is, a software deamon or a process which checks the serial
- > port once a while for CTS and other signals? Those signals are
- > used by the UPS to tell the computer about power failure and
- > power is up again.
- >
- I'd have to check the back issues for the specific date, but
- Unix World had an article with a C program that allowed a
- UPS sense cable a connection to a serial port. In the event
- of power loss it would execute the shutdown script.
- Let me know if you can't find it, I'll look through my stack.
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