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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (659)	12/10/1997 11:41:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 9818

Hey Cheryl, Guess what will likely be on CNBC tomorrow.... nando.net Are you thinking what I'm thinking about the general impact these requirements will have on the overall market attitude?? TPRO may just get that lift they have been looking for to break through $7 resistance. GAO is also reporting on 15 December with their quarterly update. Tony Keyes was interviewing the head of their Y2K dept and from the guest's comments, I don't think it will be encouraging. Selling DELL tomorrow, buying TPRO. Regards, Ron

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (659)	12/11/1997 5:33:00 AM
From: paul e thomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

CHERYL, I was talking about global warming.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (659)	12/11/1997 12:48:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Recent Y2K Articles Thanks Svejk year2000.com December 10, 1997: - CMP TechWire: Year 2000 Problem Could Kill Patients - The News & Observer Raleigh: State raises estimate on computer fix - Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.): Year 2000 computer changes costly - UPI: Firm: Millennium to bring recession - Radio Free Europe: US Information Technology Ticks Toward - "Millennium Bomb" - Computerworld: California bill would limit Y2K liability - Reuters: Asia may lack cash for Y2K bug - Reuters: SEC will issue guide, heighten year 2000 inquiries - Reuters: British hospitals may not cope with millennium bug - Reuters: UK financial watchdog moves on millennium risk - Chicago Daily Herald: The clock is ticking - are you ready for 2000? - Wall Street Journal: Group Seeks a Limit on Damages Related to Millennium-Bug December 11, 1997: - The Times of London: Millennium computer flaw 'may kill hospital patients' - Financial Times: Preparation: Regulators to track computer readiness - ComputerWeekly: Year 2000 failures in NHS could kill - ComputerWeekly: First millennium lawsuit turns up in California - ComputerWeekly: Taxman puts damper on windowing date fix - ComputerWeekly: Energy industry must act fast to fix millennium bug - ComputerWeekly: May Day proposed for millennium tests - ComputerWeekly: Ignorance dogs effort on bug fix - ComputerWeekly: City investors see profit in year 2000 specialists December 15, 1997: - PC Week: Moonlighting into the next millennium If anyone finds a particular article of interest, please post a summary and direct link.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (659)	12/16/1997 10:58:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

PROBLEMS WITH GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM & UTILITIES May start August '99 "GPS System Time will roll over at midnight 21-22 August 1999, 132 days before the Year 2000. On 22 August 1999, unless repaired, many GPS receivers will claim that it is 6 January 1980, 23 August will become 7 January, and so on. Accuracy of navigation may also be severely affected. Although it appears that GPS broadcasts do contain sufficient data to ensure that navigation need not be affected by rollover in 1999, it is not proven that the firmware in all receivers will handle the rollovers in stride; some receivers may claim wrong locations in addition to incorrect dates." Some manufacturers have already solved the problem, but some have not. The firmware in all affected (mostly older) receivers will have to be replaced. This will involve replacement of PROMs; some are socketed, some are soldered. As a technical matter, the solution is quite simple. It's the logistics that will take some effort. Without a GPS Simulator, there is no way for users to test a GPS receiver for this problem. Users are encouraged to contact their receiver manufacturer to determine if their receiver will be affected. HOW GPS AFFECTS UTILITIES As an integral part of any electrical operations system, timing is the technology on which many of its functions are based. Generation and power transfers are planned in advance. Utilities coordinate with each other by making adjustments on a GPS timed schedule. Outages for maintenance are scheduled to ensure that they do not interrupt reliable power delivery. Disturbance records are aligned with recorded GPS time tags for analysis and comparison with related information. Price varies with demand, so even billing is based on time. Advanced applications like locating power line faults (short circuits) and real-time phase measurement require continuous timing with high precision. And bad timing can throw a monkey wrench into all these operations. Some equipment & hardware that may have suspect Y2k-compliant embedded systems: Not necessarily GPS related. * access and security systems * attendance recording systems * auxiliary equipment, e.g. battery chargers * budget meters , including keys and vending machines * building facilities, e.g. lifts * cameras and projection equipment * credit meters * date stamps * disturbance analysers * environment control systems, e.g. heating, air conditioning and lighting * equipment in sub-stations * fault recorders * fire alarms * garage equipment * generators * hand-held metering devices * helicopter systems * LAN and WAN services * meter test station equipment * mobile plant * networks and support services * NGC metering * pole mounted reclosers * relays and other protection devices * SCADA and associated services * telephony and PMR services * televisions and video recorders * test equipment * trunk network services * vehicle engine management systems