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To: Mike Winn who wrote (8164)	12/31/1997 3:42:00 PM
From: Jack Zahran	Respond to of 31646

Mike, the issue of whether Y2K will be a problem is one that has already been addressed. There do exist embedded systems that will fail because they cannot handle the data that is being fed to them. Identifying those systems in the morass of a factory plant is the first part of the work. Once a non-compliant system is discovered, replacing the system may be the wise course. In this case, TPRO is in a good position to do this and in fact they have already commented that they feel the Y2K remedies will add to their base business because they feel many will decide to replace equipment rather than try to fix the problem component. The reality is that when some plants run a test and move the clock forward, many plants simply do not work. I know of one story submitted to a congressional hearing where one plant shutdown because expiration dates on some oil product past the year 2000, the systems logic screwed up and shutdown the entire plant. By the time they figured out what went wrong the oil hardened in the pipes forcing weeks of down time and a couple of million dollars in repair costs. If you look through the research site you will find these cases well documented. Too, if you read Don Hutchinsons Interview with a TPRO engineer you will read of another similar example. The real world doesn't always work out according to the ideals and the reality is that many of these plant systems may not be as isolated to the Y2K problem as your scenerio would lead us to believe. The reality is that there is enough potential for concern and in the end this will only benefit TPRO's core business and market access well after the Y2K issue is behind us. JZ