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To: NickSE who wrote (53821)	7/29/1999 11:21:00 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 86076

Hmmm, anyone think this will screw up global trade? Naaah, GPS rollover problems are like BK's, just another MYTH. =o( Government expects problems on weekend of Aug. 21-22, when GPS systems have to change their date settings. hotcoco.com .....For the moment, forget about the Year 2000 computer programming bug. Thousands, if not millions, of high-tech gadgets will very likely become confused about basic matters like the correct time and date in just a few more weeks. On the weekend of Aug. 21-22, a substantial number of navigation and timing devices widely used in airplanes, boats and automobiles will probably go haywire for an interval lasting anywhere from a few seconds to 15 minutes. During this relatively brief period of havoc, airplane pilots, ship captains and car drivers could stray off course as receivers designed to provide the precise time of day suddenly start declaring that it's Jan. 6, 1980. Dispatchers responsible for directing truck fleets might lose their bearings. And wireless phone owners might find it difficult to place and receive calls because these same devices play a role in cellular communications. All this potential trouble could be caused by a little-known technology network called the Global Positioning System, or GPS. The system is composed of 24 satellites positioned 12,000 miles above Earth to transmit data to millions of receivers used by the military and civilians.....