jay@rochester.UUCP (Jay Weber) (12/09/83)
Just sharing a setup that I found to be helpful -- I bought a power
strip with a special "current-sensing" outlet that switched on ten
others when current passed through it. I had been annoyed about all
of the switches I had to switch to turn on my system (monitor, system
unit, modem) and I had this nasty habit of leaving my modem on; now,
since I plugged my monitor into the current-sensing outlet, all I
need do is turn on the monitor and the others power up also. I found
that this works much better than having a manual switch on the strip,
because now I can place the strip (and all the cords) out of sight,
whereas my monitor switch is very convenient.
The strip I bought was a new product by Heathkit; it comes with one
unswitched outlet, and ten switched on the special 12th. It also
provides adequate surge-supression on all outlets. Although you
have to assemble it, the parts are high-quality and the design is
very good. It took me about five hours, and I'm poor at that sort
of handy-work. The best part is that it only cost $49.95, which
compares very favorably to similar products, assembled or not.
-Jay Weber {..!seismo!rochester!jay, jay@rochester.arpa}