Yardeni's site
Some of the many references to embedded software problem that people will find on this site in:
yardeni.com
John
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'Here is a list of some of the systems that might be affected by Y2K problems at your neighborhood power plant according to the NRC:
1) security computers
2) plant process (data scan, log, and alarm)
3) safety parameter display system computers
4) radiation monitoring systems
5) dosimeters/readers
6) plant simulators
7) engineering programs
8) communication systems
9) inventory control system
10) technical specification surveillance tracking system'
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I. Union Pacific Turmoil: Opening Act for Y2K?
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Over 2,000 man-years have been spent developing a highly integrated system that controls all aspects of railroad operation, including:
1. Billing and rating
2. Car and train movement
3. Empty car distribution
4. Freight car scheduling
5. Yard classification and inventory control
6. Car cycle inquiries
7. Intermodal system
8. Locomotive scheduling and maintenance
9. Crew dispatching
10. Work order management
11. Interline shipment monitoring
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II. FAA: On A Wing And A Prayer
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Here are some less-than-reassuring excerpts from the Guidance Document about the FAA's year 2000 problem:
1) "Much has been written about the problems facing business applications that compute such things as ages, expiration dates, and due dates, by subtracting one year from another..There is much less information available about the impact on more sophisticated systems, such as radar processors, communications processors, and satellite systems." [Emphasis added.]
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In an April 3, 1997, response to a Congressional inquiry on embedded microchips, the FAA noted that they have "no formal plan to assess vulnerability of microchips embedded in airborne electronic equipment." However, both Douglas Airplane Company and Boeing Commercial Airplane Company are aware of the problem and are contacting their suppliers. Autopilot systems do not use a year function [http://www.faa.gov/ait/year2000/AppA1.htm]. |
