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To: John Hunt who wrote (59)	8/9/1999 8:54:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) of 662

GPS Faces Own Calendar Problem Year 2000 Program Office - Air Force Wright-Peterson AFB << Engineers working on the Year 2000 computer problem will be watching as the global positioning system experiences an end-of-week rollover Aug. 21. The Y2K bug watchers will follow the transition from one 1,024-week cycle to another, because of similar potential consequences: possible receiver failure, malfunctions, and inaccurate time and location data -- an early taste of troubles that Y2K could generate as the positioning system's timekeeping cycle resets to a new cycle. "We can't consider ourselves ready for contingencies, such as Y2K, if we don't test our ability to organize and effectively manage situations," said Capt. John Rankin, Air Force Materiel Command deputy Y2K program manager. "We don't anticipate any adverse mission impacts, but we have to be ready to respond regardless of our expectations." >> ... more at ... spacedaily.com

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