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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (782)12/27/1997 4:35:00 PM
From: David Eddy  Read Replies (2) of 9818
 
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However, apparently GPS(Global Positioning Systems) are suceptible to Y2K on August 22,1999 for some bizarre reason I don't fully understand.

As I understand the GPS issue, the counting system they choose flips to zero on 8/22/99.

The net effect is therefore the same as for Y2K issues... if you've got a device that depends on recognizing the future as a larger number than the past, then when one timeclick into the future becomes the past, the receiving device (software) is very likely to get highly confused.

- David
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