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To: David Eddy who wrote (5347)	4/7/1999 3:30:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) of 9818

Y2K bugs hidden in chips: Experts don't expect a technology disaster sacbee.com >>>"The embedded system problem is turning out to be much smaller than we had feared," said Peter de Jager, a computer consultant and one of the first to sound the alarm over the Y2K issue. Of the billions of chips worldwide that control various devices, the majority "don't even know what planet they are on, much less care what date or time means," said Andy Kyte, who tracks Y2K issues for the Gartner Group, a technology research firm. De Jager cited a Veterans Administration hospital that found only one device out of 1,600 that behaved erratically because of Y2K issues. Another 23 merely misstated the date, but otherwise operated correctly.<<< - - - - - - One (1) out of 1,600 failed, what is that .01 %?

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