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To: Bob Frasca who wrote (27578)	10/21/1997 1:53:00 PM
From: JW@KSC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

Re: Year 2000 Solution Fits Inside Compilers Bob, Thanks for the story. My better half is a MIS Data Processing Departmental Manager I'm sure the information will be helpful. JW@KSC

To: Bob Frasca who wrote (27578)	10/21/1997 1:55:00 PM
From: Dr. Doktor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31386

[xDSL vs Cable Modems] Bet these guys are paid by the Cable co.'s Subj: Battle Between Cable and xDSL Modems for Broadband Residential Access Is over S Date: 97-10-21 13:47:57 EDT From: AOL News BCC: SVanden973 TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1997--The battle for high-speed broadband data services to both home and business is being played out as a conflict between the telephone companies and the cable operators. The prize awaiting the victor is the revenue stream from satisfying demand for Internet-based services and corporate remote access needs. To assist forward observers in this broadband war, Forward Concepts has published a new market study that details the market dynamics that favor one broadband scheme over another. According to the study, cable modems will win the lion's share of the North American residential access market, growing to an installed base of over 7 million units with unit prices falling below $150 by the year 2002, more than 4x the residential DSL base. Worldwide, cable is forecast to beat xDSL as well, but not by as commanding a margin. The study, entitled "Broadband in the Local Loop: Cable Modem Madness vs. xDSL Dementia," observes that the demand for increased bandwidth is nearly insatiable. However, the higher cost of high-bandwidth services is a major concern for residential users. The study forecasts that the worldwide residential broadband access installed base will approach 20 million users by the year 2002, not enough to support the vast numbers of players in today's broadband modem industry. The study forecasts the market for a variety of high-speed modems, including one- and two-way cable modems and both residential and business modems for the several types of data subscriber links (DSLs). Forecasts of cable modems and xDSL modems (ADSL, RDSL, SDSL, and HDSL) for North American and worldwide markets, both residential and business, are presented through the year 2002. The study examines the incentives for broadband adoption, including the effect of the Internet, remote LAN access, video-on-demand by telephone companies, cable telephony, and videoconferencing. The study also discusses other broadband alternatives, including terrestrial wireless, satellite, and intercast services and the effect of Internet TV. xDSL modems, and ADSL in particular, have a much tougher cost challenge, since massive amounts of digital signal processing (DSP) horsepower are required to squeeze up to 8 Mbps of data over copper wires originally designed to carry only analog voice. The study predicts that the average DSL modem pair will drop from the present level of about $2,400.00 to a more palatable $200.00 by the year 2002, though serious question remain about the ability to make DSL work on real telephone lines now in the ground. The 250-page report with 100 figures and tables is available immediately. "Broadband in the Local Loop," Report No. 741, is priced at $2,500.00 for the first copy and $500 for subsequent copies. Details are available on line at fwdconcepts.com and a free brochure is available from Forward Concepts, 1575 W. University Dr., Suite 111, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tel: 602/968-3759, Fax: 602/968-7145, e-mail: fc@fwdconcepts.com. CONTACT: Forward Concepts, Tempe Will Strauss, 602/968-3759 To edit your profile, go to keyword NewsProfiles. For all of today's news, go to keyword News.

To: Bob Frasca who wrote (27578)	10/21/1997 2:36:00 PM
From: ratan lal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

Bob [Chat - Y2K stocks] Very interesting article. I dont see its effect on the Y2000 stocks yet. How long before people read it and start commenting on this article. Since you presented the articel, I believe you are way ahead of everyone else. Do you feel this is THE solution. Conversley can we start shorting Year2000 Stocks with impunity?? Ratan

To: Bob Frasca who wrote (27578)	10/21/1997 3:31:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

[Chat] Bob -- Thanks for the Y2K press. I haven't followed for several months simply because I didn't have the expertise to evaluate the different solutions. Now I know why. :) Quiet day. Cheers! Pat

To: Bob Frasca who wrote (27578)	10/21/1997 4:05:00 PM
From: NYBellBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

Pat-- ZITL is a floundering company, based on "Hype". Y2K is a real problem, but the small companies that haven't fully taken advantage of their window of opportunity are doomed. The earnings estimates are where thew rubber meets the sky. IBM, CA and the big software firms, (like some other dinosaurs) have started wagging their tails and are squeezing the little companies out of the market. FYI, I am short heavy in DDIM A/K/A "Dumpy Dementia" and lighter in ZIT "The Zit". :) BellBoy

To: Bob Frasca who wrote (27578)	10/21/1997 11:40:00 PM
From: John E. Bentley	Respond to of 31386

I checked out some of the 19T0 web site and enjoyed it very much. I trained as a political scientist and spent some time in Chicago politics, so I can't comment from a technical standpoint on if the 19T0 solution will work or not, but I hope their legal department signed off on their PR. I caught the the statement that "Recompilation of source code by these compilers will automatically fix most year 2000 problems." As a layman, I seem to recall that lack of source code is more than a small problem for many sites and apps. And then they said that "After implementation of the 19T0 Solution, there may still be some minor cleanup problems." A lawyer must have suggested that phrase. Don't get me wrong; I really hope it'll work because I see Y2K as the mother of all bugs. But some of their PR seemed over the top and along the lines of "here's the silver bullet". John