To: C.K. Houston who wrote (75 ) 10/26/1997 1:53:00 PM From: C.K. Houston Respond to
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & Y2K (Revised 10/27/97) This will bring our country to its knees, if something isn't done SOON!!!! PROBLEMS & FAILURES: exchange2000.com There's a LOT more than what's being made public, but in US, everyone's afraid of litigation and/or negative impact on stock prices WHAT ARE EMBEDDED SYSTEMS? (Easy to Understand Explanation ) exchange2000.com GOVERNMENT Read House Testimony on Embedded Systems!!! exchange2000.com MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING: exchange2000.com UTILITIES & POWER PLANTS: exchange2000.com "It's small and medium-sized factories and firms that we're really worried about," Some may not even be aware of the problem or if they are, they lack the financial and technical resources to put it right. EXPLOSION!! Read the example of what will happen at this one plant if it's not fixed. computerweekly.co.uk The real problem with embedded systems is just that: They're embedded - burned into the chip's ROM memory, so it cannot be altered. It will require somebody with expertise in the product (the vendor or manufacturer) to get at the system to test for and fix Year 2000 problems. Each embedded system must be treated as if it were a different programming language, which only a few people know. state.id.us IEE Y2K: Most Comprehensive Site on Embedded Systems iee.org.uk Stunned at the Scope of the Problems they Face cwlive.cw.com :8080/home/online9697.nsf/All/970925it185BA 2000 Bug More than Computer Problem exchange2000.com WHERE ARE EMBEDDED SYSTEMS? - Why should I care? exchange2000.com Year 2000 Risks in Embedded Systems! Unexpected gotchas! iee.org.uk cbe.wsu.edu Mgt350--Business Information Systems Lecture 22 Y2K Record Keeping: Reports & Documentation iee.org.uk There are probably unknown quantities of computers that have... exchange2000.com Aug 19 '97 BANKING: exchange2000.com Sep 9 '97 exchange2000.com Sep 9 '97 Embedded Systems turns on the Crowd (ITAA 10/97 Conference) exchange2000.com EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DISCUSSION GROUPS: exchange2000.com FOR ENGINEERS & TECHNICAL PEOPLE: Embedded Systems Journal online version: exchange2000.com Aug 18 '97 Embedded Systems - Real Time Problems exchange2000.com Fixing problems caused by embedded computer chips is ... exchange2000.com Aug 19 '97 Embedded Systems Y2K Issues exchange2000.com Aug 19 '97 Noncompliant Chips (Embedded Systems) exchange2000.com Aug 27 '97 Extensive List of Embedded Systems Links: kode.net Systems / Process Control / ORDER TECHNICAL BOOK: IEE throws lifeline to users embedded inchip quagmire computerweekly.co.uk I would strongly advise keeping away from the issue of testing. Your example in the letter is poor and may do more harm than good! Many problems will occur which will not be identified by adopting such a simplistic approach to testing. In reality, testing will potentially take more time and cost more than the discovery phase. ourworld.compuserve.com
