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How extensive is the Y2K problem? It is probably safe to say that know one knows for sure. Consider this list of things that will be effected and you begin to see the magnitude of the Year 2000 problem (from T.R. Halverson's Painting the Golden Gate Bridge): Basic services and utilities: Water and sewage systems, electric power stations, power grids systems, emergency monitoring and alert systems, flood and disaster control systems, water disposal, natural gas delivery/metering. Communications: PBX and switching telephone systems, cable television systems, telephone systems, communication and entertainment satellites. Items in the home: telephones, cell phones, thermostat controls, televisions, microwave ovens, certain wristwatches, personal computers, fax machine, answering machine or voice mail, VCR, security system, automated lighting, landscaping, etc., systems, cable television service. Building systems: Backup lighting and generators, fire controls systems, environmental safety systems, heating & ventilation systems, programmable thermostats, lifts, elevators, escalators, security cameras, security systems (including badge readers, gates, etc., ) safes and vaults, door locks, vending machines. Banking and finance: ATMs, credit card systems. Health: Hospital monitoring equipment, defibrillators, pacemakers, backup systems. Transportation: Airplanes, trains, buses, marine craft, automobiles, air traffic control systems, Global Positioning Systems, signaling systems (e.g. railroad switching), radar systems, traffic lights and controllers, street lights, ticketing systems / machines, reservation and scheduling systems, car parking and other meters. Manufacturing and process controls: Manufacturing plants, oil refineries and related storage facilities, bottling plants, automated factories, weight scales, conveyors, emissions monitoring. Hazardous waste removal and disposal systems: Hazardous waste and pollution monitoring/control systems. Embedded dates: Invoice numbers, parts of policy numbers, license numbers, merchandise sales tags, storage bins tags, transaction numbers and date stamps, transaction tracing and backup recovery, blood donations, prescriptions, medical records. Computer hardware: Timers, system clocks and operating systems. Software: System software and applications software
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