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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tcd who wrote (6304)	7/6/1999 10:23:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

<audio components that use dates: VCR, SAT devices, TV, WEB TV devices, cable boxes - anyway, audio is compliant.> Do any of these interact in any way with RTC's (real time clocks)? i.e., TV stations are very computerized these days. Number of cameramen in stations has decreased substantially thru the years as stations increasingly use robots for filming. You said audio industry has been compliant since 1988. The first Y2K compliant RTC was not developed until 91 or 92 by Dallas Semiconductor. Until at least 6 months ago, they were the only vendor selling Y2K compliant RTC's. I don't know who else is selling them these days. Dallas Semiconductor did not trash the non-compliant RTC's and sell only Y2K compliant ones. As a result, most customers continued to purchase the non-compliant ones. Depending on application, it may or may not matter. This came to light publicly in mid-97 when NASA purchased a bunch of brand-new Pentium computers. When they tested them, none of the computers were Y2K compliant. It was tracked down to the RTC. (At that time the Y2K compliant RTC's were $.60 more than the non-compliant ones.) Your audio stuff does not operate in isolation. Just like GPS system. GPS satellites are Y2K compliant, as verified by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. But ground control isn't. New Y2K compliant software isn't scheduled for delivery until sometime in September ... for testing. Cutting it close, don't you think? What good are those satellites if operations and ground control isn't functioning properly? Cheryl 178 days until 2000

To: tcd who wrote (6304)	7/6/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: bearcub	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

what did i do to piss you off in an earlier life? i asked a legit question about audio power sourcing, and you yank my chain? fwiw, i already know that my top of the line sony vcr won't work post y2k on the program timing mode. i don't own web tv if the electricity is down as i strongly expect, your tv won't work either, i don't care how compliant it is. would you like to try again or are you just a polly who can't answer sincere questions and have nothing meaningful to contribute to the discussion?