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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (637)	10/28/1997 11:02:00 PM
From: TEDennis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4295

Jeff: Geez ... I guess I'll have to explain this in more explicit terms so there's no misunderstanding ... The compiler automatically fixes Y2K glitches. And, all others for that matter. Pretty slick, huh? But, the catch is that they have to pay us for EVERY use of the compiler. So, whenever they make a change to their code, they have to compile it. FBN would get residuals forevermore. And, here's the really tricky part. If they decide to compile with FBN's compiler just to fix their Y2K problem and then revert to their original IBM compiler to avoid paying the usage fees ... they'll be surprised to find out that none of the Y2K fixes were updated to their source code. They're done by the compiler during every compilation. So, once they use us, they have to continue to use us. We don't tell them that, of course. Now do you see why FBN pays me the big bucks? TED