Re: Cards fried by Best Fortress UPS {was Year 2000 Crash}

James,

I frequently read items on this list, but do not often post. However,
I am concerned about your experience with the Best Fortress UPS. I have
resold these units to a couple of clients, and have had no problems
over the last six years. Could you e-mail me the details privately, if
you feel this should not be traffic on the list? Thanks,

    Carl Friedberg  carl@comets.com v +1.212.233.5470 f +1.212.406.7238
    Comet & Company
    165 William St 9th floor
    New York City, NY 10038

><Dave Mahadevan wrote:
><
><> The Senate Banking Committee is even worried that vertiginous computers
><> might automatically erase the last 99 years' worth of bank records.
><> Some Y2K consultants are advising consumers to make sure they dont enter
><> the 1999 holday without obtaining hard-copy evidence of their assets.
><> 
><We don't even have to wait that long.  Three weeks ago, one of our
><clients had a power outage (Thanks for the warning Puget Power) and
><their system came back up with a couple of fried cards (Thanks Best
><Fortress) and a system date of 11/22/28.
><
><It took a couple of days before their system operator called me about
><some wierd stuff going on and after putting her under the hot lights to
><get the full story it dawned on me the system came back with 11/22/2028!
><and a whole lot of stuff reached it's expiration date. Not to mention
><that the next scheduled back up was to occur on 11/23/2028.
><
><Is it just me or does Nov 22nd mean anything?
><-- 
><===================================================
><James W. Kilgore   | Progressive Data Systems, Inc.
><President          | 311 31st Ave SE
><(206) 848-2567     | Puyallup, Washington 98374 USA
><qappdsn@ibm.net    | http://www.ultimate.org/PDS
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