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To: Done, gone. who wrote (532)	10/21/1997 3:59:00 PM
From: Done, gone.	Respond to of 4295

Please disregard my previous messed up post, the editing window closed on my fingers. Thanks! OK, Let's try this again: Janice - Confidential, re. "The 19T0 Solution"! Did anybody ever tell you about this? Are they trying to keep us in the dark regarding competition? Who at FBN would you suggest I approach regarding an explanation? Technical details can be found at 19t0.com : "The 19T0 Solution (patent pending) allows continuous counting past 99 by expanding the definition of numbers for computers to include special characters. This way, the computer won't need to represent 2000 as 00, but can represent it as a newly defined number that follows 99. ÿ This allows a two-digit count to smoothly continue past 99. ÿÿÿÿÿA "16/10 duo-base" number contains non-numeric single byte characters to represent values over 9 in the tens digit that are treated as numerics in math. The "duo-base" feature allows all years from 00 to 99 to remain unaltered. The next digit after 9 is T. ÿÿÿÿJust as 00 implies 1900, 100 (or T0) will imply 2000 (1900+100). This is the basis of the 19T0 Solution, but never needs to be seen by users. ÿÿÿÿÿLicensed interpreters, compilers and their run-time support packages will automatically implement the extended numeric scheme of the 19T0 Solution. Recompilation of source code by these compilers will automatically fix most year 2000 problems. The strength of the 19T0 Solution is that conversion is automatic. Programmers don't need to identify years in programs. ÿExisting source code simply can be recompiled with an enhanced compiler. Other applications (spreadsheets, database programs, accounting packages, etc.) can also implement this change by being recompiled. ÿÿÿÿÿAfter implementation of the 19T0 Solution, there may still be some minor cleanup problems. ÿ ÿÿÿÿÿThe Year 2000 Problem can be solved very inexpensively. Once the manufacturer of the compiler or interpreter makes the required changes, the client merely recompiles all of its source code." (How are my options doin' now?) Bounced Czech (FBN - 20-20 RVV is not enough!)

To: Done, gone. who wrote (532)	10/21/1997 4:26:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 4295

SEDONA, A.Z., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- F.B.N. Associates (NASDAQ-FBNA) today unveiled the FBN Cowchip-2000 meter, a 12-ounce NC-based palmtop device running on 100% pure JAVA designed to sniff out suspect solutions to solving the Y2K "millennium bug" problem. The new gadgets utilize The Franklin Telecom Data/Voice Gateways (OTC/BB: FTEL) over a frame-relay link directly into FBN's web-site. According to FBN's CEO TEDennis "Our little gadgets are an engineering marvel. We've managed to cram in 11 settings in the space our competitors could only manage to fit 10." When asked why FBN chose 11 as the highest setting as opposed to just recalibrating everything for 10, TEDennis proudly reiterated "But we were able to fit 11!" The Year 2000 problem arises from computer programs written by hippies and communist sympathizers in the 1970s and 1980s that read only the last two digits in a year. The 00 reading for 2000 would cause an error in some programs or could be interpreted as the code for bulk erasure on System 36/38s. The world-wide cost to repair the Year 2000 problem is estimated to be in excess of $600 trillion, litigation fees not included. F.B.N. Associates is a software reengineering company, specializing in providing services to resolve the Year 2000 problem, as well as separating investors from their money months before the competition. SOURCE F.B.N. Associates CONTACT: Norm, VP of Investor Relations