APC UPS question

[Robert Huff]

Matt Navarre writes:

>  >  I believe they have the BackUPS _Pro_ 280, the larger brothers
>  > (420 and 650) of which are sitting two feet behind me.  Both have
>  > serial ports only.  (They are 5+ years old.)
>
>  Does the 650 work well with FreeBSD? I can get a refurb 650 from
>  APC for the same price as I can find the 280.

	It worked well for many years, then died within the 3 months.
It's sitting on my parts shelf in the hope I have an excuse to make
a trip to Rhode Island soon.
	(I replaced the battery within the last year, and would like to
get the electronics refurbed.)


				Robert Huff