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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (267)	1/22/1998 3:56:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 411

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & YEAR 2000 (Links follow intro) Revised 1/22/98 ================================================================ Use [BACK] to navigate WHERE ARE EMBEDDED SYSTEMS? - Why should I care? compinfo.co.uk If a chip has its program embedded into it, the program cannot be revised by software. It has to be replaced by a chip that is 2000 compliant. No one knows how many non-compliant chips there are. Nobody knows which 5% to 10% is non-compliant. All chips must be tested, one by one, system by system. Assume that testing identifies bad chips. They must be replaced, (assuming that compliant chips for each application have come onto the market). *One by one, bad chips must be carefully removed and replaced.* 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 WORSE ... Electrical engineers & experienced, trained plant personnel are required for this fix (NOT programmers). We do NOT have enough skilled people here or abroad. =============================================================== Use [BACK] arrow at top of screen to navigate PROBLEMS & FAILURES: Message 3232813 Revised 1/22/98 There's a LOT more that's not being made public, but in US, everyone's afraid of litigation and/or negative impact on stock prices. EMBEDDED SYSTEMS WITH POTENTIAL TIME RELATED PROBLEMS Message 3220305 Revised 1/22/98 CEO'S, CFO'S, BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD READ THIS: Message 2977753 *WHAT EXACTLY* ARE EMBEDDED SYSTEMS? techstocks.com MANUFACTURING & PROCESS CONTROL:** techstocks.com GOVERNMENT Read House Testimony on Embedded Systems!!! techstocks.com UTILITIES & POWER PLANTS: Message 2977481 BANKING: techstocks.com MEDICAL: Message 2977238 OIL INDUSTRY: techstocks.com TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR ENGINEERS & PROJECT MANAGERS Message 3232741 Revised 1/22/98 OSHA - No action taken yet techstocks.com MODERATED DISCUSSION GROUPS (EMBEDDED SYSTEMS): techstocks.com WHERE ARE EMBEDDED SYSTEMS? - Why should I care? compinfo.co.uk GARY NORTH'S EMBEDDED CHIPS LINKS garynorth.com Excellent site. Constantly updated with new articles in date sequence. Links are after his editorial. Even if you don't agree with editiorial, still check out the articles. ROLEIGH MARTIN'S LINKS FOR EMBEDDED CHIPS (scan down to correct section): ourworld.compuserve.com *Stunned, larger, uglier, unexpected, more costly:* techstocks.com JOINT POSITIONING STATEMENT: 10 National User Groups (inc New York) techstocks.com Check out their extensive list of links after positioning statement. ===================================================================== C.K. HOUSTON Quest@hypercon.com