How many Thinkpads? (Re: [ltp] Valence Technology battery update: the replacement arrives, and runs.)

[Eben King]

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004, Winsley von Spee wrote:

> Am Freitag, den 10.12.2004, 17:51 +0100 schrieb Heiko Rosemann:
> > On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:48:48 +0100, André Wyrwa <a.wyrwa@gmx.de> wrote:
> > > > Why would you use a laptop as a server?
> > > 
> > > Because it comes with a screen, it has a compact form factor, it is more
> > > quiet than most any even micro desktops (any ThinkPad i had so far is
> > > more quiet than my HP e-PC), it has a lot of useful stuff integrated
> > > already.
> > 
> > Yeah, because it's quiet and because it takes less power than almost
> > any other system.
> > 
> > Regards, Heiko
> > 
> >  ...who will have to pay electricity bills himself...
> 
> You don't need an USV
                    ^^^

Is that something different than a UPS, or simply its acronym in Dutch or 
whatever?

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