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From: Nick Vahalik <nvahalik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: nvram to protect fs during power loss?
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:51:09 -0600
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Why not just purchase a UPS and place it on your system?  Seems like
it be a lot cheaper.  That way the system can safely shut down in case
of a power outage?

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:46:20 +0200, Hendrik Visage
<hvisage@envisage.co.za> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 01:45:32PM +0100, Spam wrote:
> >
> >   Yes, I know that good hardware already do use battery backups and
> >   similar. But I was talking about normal consumer hardware; desktops,
> >   laptops, etc.
> 
> Okay, if you want to use the NVRAM on a desktop, it's waaaaayyyyyy too little
> to even consider. You'll need NVRAM (battery backed up etc.) in the
> order of Megabytes to make it of any use Spam.
> 


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Nick Vahalik
CCNA, Linux Specialist