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

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (782)	12/27/1997 4:35:00 PM
From: David Eddy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Jan - However, apparently GPS(Global Positioning Systems) are suceptible to Y2K on August 22,1999 for some bizarre reason I don't fully understand. As I understand the GPS issue, the counting system they choose flips to zero on 8/22/99. The net effect is therefore the same as for Y2K issues... if you've got a device that depends on recognizing the future as a larger number than the past, then when one timeclick into the future becomes the past, the receiving device (software) is very likely to get highly confused. - David

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (782)	12/28/1997 6:19:00 PM
From: jan m.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Ron--I bought him a Trimble GPS unit when he graduated from flight school. He's used it many times up in San Fran. I'm printing your response and sending it up to him to show to his flight crew. When I brought up the subject the last time I talked to him--he had no clue about what could or could not fail. The GPS saved his life last year, he had mechanical problems and had to land on a mountain top---they pin pointed his position with the GPS I bought him. He was OK but I got lots of gray hair from worry. Jan