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To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/4/1998 2:49:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

Leon Kappelman: "Onward to victory!!" 'Okay, great! At long last a lot more people from all walks of life are finally waking up to the fact that the risks of y2k are very very serious. Even better, many of them are very visible and credible folks. Wonderful!! And it's true that there is too little time to fix everything; but heck, that was true a year ago too. Besides everything does not need to be fixed in the next 22 months. So let's quick ringing our hands and sounding like we're already defeated and focus on the task at hand. What is called for is serious triage and focus in order to deal with this global emergency. Not defeatism. My open letter to the President requesting he declare such a state of emergency was made months ago and is all the more relevant today (http://www.year2000.unt.edu/kappelma/prez.htm). Such a state of emergency should be declared by every nation, state, municipality, school, organization, business, and household on this planet. So let's stop the whining and let's take action. Remember that little train that could? Well, we can too. Although too short a time for a perfect solution, 22 months is still enough time for a lot of solution. Enough time to maybe prevent any y2k-related deaths from occurring (or at least keep them to an absolute minimum). Enough time to keep the environmental damages from y2k problems within tolerable limits. And probably enough time to keep the disruptions down to manageable proportions too. Oh it won't be easy. And sacrifices will have to be made. But enough of the "woe is me" routine -- It's up to us to solve this problem. Let's get on with the work. It was not by whim that I choose "Onward to victory!!" as my y2k battle cry. I think I can, I think I can,...whooo, whooo, ..... Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D., University of North Texas' __________ From: "Leon A. Kappelman" <kapp@unt.edu> To: year2000-discuss@year2000.com Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:44:27 -600 (CST6CDT) Subject: Opinion: I think I can, I think I can,...

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/4/1998 3:17:00 PM
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Canada federal Y2K site - The Chief Information Officer Year 2000 Project Office info2000.gc.ca

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/4/1998 3:41:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'Welsh utilities join forces to see off threat Infrastructure bodies in Wales are getting together to lay down contingency plans for the millennium date crisis. Representatives of the utilities, police, emergency services, local authorities, and BT will meet next month to discuss the real impact of the millennium bug on the Principality. ' <snip> computerweekly.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/4/1998 3:57:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

UK: 'ensuring supply of critical imports, like food and drugs' UK Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank: <snip> '...we'll ramp up contingency planning all the way through 1999," said Cruickshank. He will also look at the international level of contingency planning that affects the UK directly, such as ensuring supply of critical imports, like food and drugs, and the international dimension of year 2000 on the UK.' <snip> computerweekly.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/4/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'...but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London...' 'After compliance comes contingency The utility companies have worked hard on year 2000 compliance, but are taking no chances and have put plans in place just in case things go wrong. <snip> "We can let the specialists get on and do all the smart stuff to fix the IT systems, but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London," he said. The utility is aiming to do just that, by reviving old telephone lines and laying new ones of its own, to ensure engineers can stay in touch in the event of an infrastructure failure.' <snip> computerweekly.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/4/1998 5:25:00 PM
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'looking for someone to teach steps to address embedded systems' 'I'm looking for an organization that teaches a class on the project phases and steps to address embedded systems. I'm also looking for web sites that will provide similar information. Please e-mail me directly to save Amy the keystrokes at "Don_Kupferschmid@ccmailgw.state.il.us". Thanks in advance, Don Kupferschmid Y2K Project Manager' _________________ 'From: don_kupferschmid_at_cms08405@ccmailgw.state.il.us Date: Tue, 03 Mar 98 13:08:05 -0600 To: <year2000-discuss@year2000.com> Subject: question: Embedded Systems Class

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/5/1998 2:32:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

TECHNICAL - '...wonder if TTL is still in use in satellites today' 'I once knew a EE that worked for a NASA & military satellite manufacturer. He showed me a large wall poster that detailed the internal construction of a communications satellite. As far as Y2K is concerned, there are two details to keep in mind that are widely known that apply to Y2K concerns. #1 Because of the red tape & approval processes that are in place that dictate what type of chip technology can be used in satellites today, the type of chip technology in use may date 4 to 6 years behind the technology in use today. #2 At the time I saw this which was around 1993, the only technology that made sense was TTL based technology (Transistor to Transistor Logic) instead of CMOS (Complimentory Metal-Oxide Semiconductor). The reason is that TTL is more resistant & less affected by extreme changes in temperature than CMOS. If that is still the case today, then TTL is likely to use older processor technology which could mean that satellites are susceptible to Y2K problems, if date clock circuitry is included. The mention below of a 286 chip used in the Mars land rover makes alot of sense. They had to settle for a 286 processor because of the use of temperature tolerant TTL circuitry. This fact makes me wonder if TTL is still in use in satellites today! ' ______________ Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 13:28:10 -0500 To: year2000-discuss@year2000.com From: Bob Andrews <randrews2@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: Embedded Systems: Chips in Space

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/5/1998 2:25:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'Videotape contains the key highlights of AIAG's Executive Briefings for Supplier Management on the Year 2000 challenge.' 'Y2K-V . . . Year 2000 Executive Briefing for Supplier Management Video and Presentation (PAL format) This videotape contains the key highlights of AIAG's Executive Briefings for Supplier Management on the Year 2000 challenge. Presentations by Mr. William Ulrich, President of Tactical Strategy Group, and Mr. Ian Hayes, Principal in Clarity Consulting, provide insights into: Dimensioning the potential impact of the Year 2000 on your company Planning and implementing corrective actions Verifying your Year 2000 capability The video also covers Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors expectations for their suppliers' Year 2000 capability and compliance. Included in this package is a copy of the presentation slides from this session. + Refer to the special order form at the back of this catalog. Member $50.00 Non-Member $50.00' aiag.org go to 'aiag videotapes'

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/5/1998 2:44:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

American Public Power Association - conference: Y2k issues will be a major topic of discussion' 'American Public Power Association 1998 Engineering & Operations Workshop When: March 15 - 19, 1998 Where: San Antonio, TX Registration Fee: Yes For more information: APPA Website APPA's 42nd Annual Engineering & Operations Workshop is one of the best ways for you to get the information you need to help your utility thrive in the years ahead. Designed specifically for public power, APPA's largest technical conference is full of practical and useful information on a broad range of electric utility engineering and operation issues. For more information about the E & O Workshop, contact Joy Arthurs at 202/467-2907. APPA's agenda indicates that Y2k issues will be a major topic of discussion in several forums over the 4 days of the conference. ' __________________________________________________ euy2k.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/5/1998 4:39:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'...published by the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) ' 'Areport has just been published in the Uk which may be of help to some of you. It is published by the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and was commissioned from Real-Time Engineering. It contains a deal of good information on approaches to investigating embedded systems and, I think, is particularly good on testing. It also has a number of interesting examples. I think it's a lot better than the report on embedded systems produced by the IEE. It's priced at œ15; available from HSE books, PO Box 1999 (!!!!!), Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, England; Tel: (+44/0) 1787 881165; Web site home page: www.open.gov.uk/hse/hsehome.htm' _______ From: "Ian Hugo" <dissident@rsc.co.uk> To: year2000-discuss@year2000.com Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 11:50:34 +0000 Subject: Sighting: Embedded Systems Reply-to: ihugo@hassocs.netkonect.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/5/1998 5:03:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

ROFLMAO - Hamasaki on the IRS 'Wednesday, March 4, 1998, New Carrolton Federal Geek Slave Quarters - Hey you, Geek! Mr. Rossotti wants to talk to you. m-m-m-m-me? The skinny, pasty geek knocks over his diet dr. pepper and starts for Rossotti's office. As he's waiting, another geek, tears steaming from his eyes, his T-shirt hanging out of his jeans, rushes from the boss's office. ..AND GET SOME DECENT CLOTHES, the voice booms out, NEXT.' <SNIP> Just read the whole thing! ROFL ROFL (from the latest DC WeatherReport) John x10.dejanews.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/6/1998 5:56:00 PM
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'.., results are achieved, IMF publishes and distributes them to all Year 2000 Group ' 'What is the IMF Year 2000 Group? The Year 2000 Group is an Information Management Forum program comprised of organizations desiring to collaborate on Year 2000 issues' Members of the Year 2000 Group include: 3M Amoco Amtrak Anthem BC/BS ARCO Alaska ARCO Permian AT&T Networked Commerce Services Bell Atlantic Blue Cross BlueÿShield of Michigan Boston Edison British Petroleum Burlington Resources Canadian Tire Cargill Incorporated Coca-Cola Enterprises Democrat & Chronicle Department of Information Svcs (State of WA) Dow Corning Duke Energy EDS Equifax FedEx First Card Ford Motor Company General Motors Corporation General Services Administration Georgia-Pacific GTE Directories GTE Government Services Internal Revenue Service International Paper Kansas City Power & Light Koch Industries Life of Georgia (ING America) ÿÿÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿÿ ÿÿÿ ÿÿÿ NASD Nationsbank Novell Philips Electronics (Netherlands) Shell Oil Smithkline Beecham Social Security Administration Southern Company Springs Industries SunTrust Banks Texas Utilities Services Time Warner TVAÿ WisconsinÿElectricÿPower infomgmtforum.com _______________________________________________ IMF Year 2000 Group ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is the IMF Year 2000 Group? The Year 2000 Group is an Information Management Forum program comprised of organizations desiring to collaborate on Year 2000 issues. Project planning and organization, awareness programs, vendor issues, compliance standards and validation, and test planning are among the subject areas being explored. Subject area groups work independently, and as results are achieved, IMF publishes and distributes them to all Year 2000 Group members. Members of the group have the opportunity to participate in the subject area(s) in which they are most interested. They receive the output of all the subject areas. Why an IMF Year 2000 Group? Our previous Year 2000 Focus Group meetings made it apparent to our members that practitioners, collaborating with each other, could achieve significant leverage in dealing with many of the issues surrounding this problem. The Year 2000 Group is structured to facilitate that collaboration. Each participating organization leverages their resources through the work of the group. When does the IMF Year 2000 Group meet? The working groups meet and work independently as they deem necessary. Electronic communications are heavily utilized to facilitate the creation, editing, and distribution of information among the group members. The entire membership meets approximately every three months for subject area presentations and breakout sessions on specific topics. The next membership meeting will be March 10 & 11, 1998. ' <snip>

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/6/1998 6:05:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'The Complexity Factor'. Good article by Ed Meagher year2000.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/6/1998 6:20:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

Auckland: 'The major lessons which must be learned from this preventable disaster...' Auckland, 6 March 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Mercury - was Quicksilver, now Longblack - and the Y2K bug by Ross Stewart The story so far To New Zealand's everlasting shame, we are now facing third world conditions which don't even occur in the third world. Auckland, New Zealand's largest city with around 1,000,000 highly educated souls, has a dying Central Business District.' <snip> 'The major lessons which must be learned from this preventable disaster are that 1.all businesses and organisations need to take urgent steps to ensure that their own systems are robust, reliable and relocatable (even as far as another city or country), and protected against external failure (as in the present power crisis) or internal failure (as may happen with Y2K problems) 2.major suppliers and major customers need to be questioned very seriously along the same lines 3.SWOT analyses need to be undertaken to see what happens to your business when your major clients cease operating for a lengthy period (this is a factor causing major grief in Auckland at present) 4.very hard questions must be asked of and answered by, and more hard-nosed contracts now need to be put in place with, suppliers of essential services, such as power, water and sewage (including local and central government) 5.for those essential services (such as power) which a consumer has absolutely no alternative supplier, which is a major community responsibility, then local and central government need to re-take control and ensure the continuity of supply. ' year2000.co.nz

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/7/1998 6:03:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

INDEX-EMBEDDED - PART I - Update - Index to embedded software Y2K issues... ...that I found interesting. Last changed 3/7/1998 General: - Awareness - Searches - FAA - IEE - UK Railtrack - Embedded systems companies - Health and Safety - Utilities - Automotive industry - Supply chain - Apron services ____________________________________ PRESS CLIPPINGS / AWARENESS Leon Kappelman: "Onward to victory!!" exchange2000.com Oregon, EXECUTIVE ORDER state.or.us 'Welsh utilities join forces to see off threat computerweekly.co.uk 'The Complexity Factor'. Good article by Ed Meagher year2000.com Radioactive waste: 'The computer clearly 'thought' that these items were already decayed in the year zero' exchange2000.com Feb/1998 'EMBEDDED SYSTEMS UPDATE The Irish Computer Society exchange2000.com iol.ie Nice overview article on Y2K in 'Manufacturing Systems' of September 1997 manufacturingsystems.com Niall Fitzgerald of Unilever: 'Wake up to y2k, Blair' Message 3188098 UNILEVER Costs soar - particularly because of embedded software sunday-times.co.uk. Message 3017082 'Anderson said the costs of tackling the bug were soaring because of the scale of the problem, particularly concerning so-called "embedded" chips' UK unites to beat bug:': Greater focus on embedded systems' computerweekly.co.uk Message 3289195 'Organisations represented at the first national infrastructure meeting: Action 2000; BBC; BT; Department of Social Security; Electricity Association; Local Government Management Board; Marks & Spencer; Metropolitan Police; NHS Executive; Nuclear Electric; Post Office; Railtrack; Shell Oil; Southern Water; Transco Gas. ' The Real Year 2000 Nightmare: Manufacturing Systems Message 3188251 se US lagging UK in awareness on Y2K in embedded software The arguments below apply even more to Y2K/embedded software co's; as the awareness/action/budgets lag 'normal y2k. This will change the coming months, however. Just look at UK co's; such as Unilever, British Railtrack etc. Message 3221746 Y2K-EMBEDDED interesting discussion on C.S.Y2K Message 3167954 'This is indeed a classic problem in manufacturing plants, and is one of the main reasons why companies are (or are considering) adjusting the dates held by the embedded systems, and then compensating for this in the "next level up" supervisory (i.e. control/monitor) systems.' Y2K-EMBEDDED '...but the big difference is the culture...' Message 3142566 Federal Reserve: increased attention on embedded systems bog.frb.fed.us Message 3010039 Rumour on super-large crude carriers Message 3017120 Y2K-EMBEDDED - C.S.Y2K "Building Death" Message 3017888 Interesting and very detailed description of embedded systems in buildings, and possible y2k problems in them. Thanks to Harlan Smith, Blake Allan. The '1972 fix' is not a viable solution for the vast majority of embedded systems. From: year2000.unt.edu Message 2887487 UK Daily Telegraph: 'mechanical franking machines roll over from "99" to "--"' 'it's the kind of problem that requires replacement parts' Message 3311029 'But comparatively little has been said about so-called embedded systems' globeandmail.com ABC NEWS: 'Don't ignore microprocessor-dependent devices used in manufacturing...' abcnews.com 'Don't ignore microprocessor-dependent devices used in manufacturing, heating and cooling, elevator, and alarm and security operations.ÿ 'The industrial version controls chemical processes or equipment shutdowns' From: Bouldernews Message 3311245 'Honeywell chairman: ...one of the most worrying areas is the field of industrial process control.' From: millennia-bcs.com Singapore attention to y2k in ES: 'The critical process in all Y2K embedded systems investigations is management of the hardware inventory.' asia1.com.sg MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES cio.fed.gov Can someone remember if there was an obligation to report on embedded systems in previous OMB memorandums; as there is now? Message 3329252 A good example of a contingency plan: '... early ID on non-compliant PLC controllers' erols.com Message 3329315 David Hall on road trucks, cars I consider David to be a very knowledgable and serious writer about Y2K. Cheryl has written more about him in a recent post. Message 3329462 'Looking for an industrial process interest group... ' From the famous Peter de Jager y2k site www.year2000.com: year2000.com Peter de Jager's site: Implementing a Site Review Program - also on embedded software year2000.com TECHNICAL - Non-IT y2k: 'it is always amazing how quickly the denial disappears....' From the SIM discussion board. exchange2000.com Australian conference: 'large scale industrial and process control systems which you depend on for business survival' iqpc.com exchange2000.com JBA Y2K site mentions embedded systems also exchange2000.com Rockwell Software and the Year 2000 software.rockwell.com UK ACTION 2000 'Don Cruickshank ACTION 2000 Chairman holding Millennium Bug Campaign logo. Millennium bug campaign chief launches 100-week manifesto. exchange2000.com _____________________________________ Searches Just click on the link; and a relevant search will be started. Search on Y2K entries in Manufacturing magazines: manufacturing.net _____________________________________ FAA - Federal Aviation Agency FAA - 'Now try to debug something like that!' Found on C.S.Y2K, thank to Jim Cobbs. Sample of production code containing some stuff coded without assembler. 'The problem is that the date functions are not in programming languages, like Fortran or Cobol, but in machine language -- strings of ones and zeros more basic to the computer than even the operating system' Message 3176008 The main concern is actually about the air traffic control It seems that not only the US FAA is in big trouble; but also the UK Air traffic control (CAA it is called I think) : Message 3311151 news.bbc.co.uk _____________________________________ IEE IEE : '"SMEs" - smaller companies which may not have the expertise to examine or modify their system' iee.org.uk IEE guide online!: 'The Millennium Problem in Embedded Systems' iee.org.uk I like this one! 'œ16,606.25 Estimated saving œ 4.0 M' iee.org.uk Message 3220256 'The following item is given as a cautionary tale Planning Liaison Unit for Navel Development and General Engineering Transcript of Defect Analysis Meeting held on: 05/01/2000' US lagging UK in awareness on Y2K in embedded software - II fei.org.uk 'The Federation of the Electronics Industry (FEI) is the lead UK Trade Association for companies in the Information Technology, Communications and Electronics Industries, in Defence and Civil Electronics and in Office Equipment and Furniture. ' fei.org.uk Links that the IEE finds helpful regarding Y2K iee.org.uk long post; TECHNICAL but VERY INTERESTING : IEE ADDENDA to 'The Millennium Problem in Embedded Systems' exchange2000.com iee.org.uk This is a very detailed and comprehensive update to the IEE guide on y2k in embedded systems. IEE is the Institution of Electrical Engineers; based in the U _____________________________________ UK RAILTRACK UK: Rail industry bands together to beat millennium bug railtrack.co.uk 19 November 1997 Senior rail chiefs have voted overwhelmingly to create a cross-industry body to solve potential problems caused by the millennium bug. Message 3221037 IEE and British Railtrack training program: 'accredited by both the IEE...' railtrack.co.uk This gives some idea of the status of the IEE. Message 3221163 _____________________________________ EMBEDDED SOFTWARE COMPANIES Some embedded software co's - all participating in y2k discussions control.com Message 3283531 _____________________________________ HEALTH AND SAFETY UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) hsebooks.co.uk Message 3289184 HSE will issue guidance on this topic in March 1998. This guidance will be free and available from the Internet (address http:/www.open.gov.uk/hse/hsehome.htm) and as a leaflet. Safety systems face millennium shutdown computerweekly.co.uk Message 3289166 Valley Health System Year 2000 Project: Impact Analysis also for embedded software From: year2000.com Message 3339049 'Patient care to suffer as NHS fixes millennium bug' computerweekly.co.uk exchange2000.com UK: Health and safety concerns for Y2K pa.press.net 'Fears are strong that the year 2000 computer bug poses real threats to the health and safety of workers in thousands of companies in the UK, according to a new report from an official watchdog. exchange2000.com Medical Devices and Equipment Compliance pc47.cee.hw.ac.uk 'Medical Devices and Equipment Compliance 'Chances are, you'll be at the hospital on equipment patrol.' amhpi.com. amhpi.com : 'About the American Society for Healthcare Materials Management EXCELLENT!: UK NHS Executive Year 2000 Team site exchange2000.com Detailed description of Y2K status; examples in healthcare 'According to a recent Gartner Group survey of Industry responses to the problem, Healthcare ranked near the bottom of all vertical industries with respect to their Year 2000 activity: a whopping 88% was still in the "awareness" phase' exchange2000.com _____________________________________ UTILITIES EPRI Research Questionnaire: will there be electrical power? epri.com Message 3010141 EPRI Electrical Power Research Institute Y2K site - long post epriweb.com Message 3294734 EPRI Research Questionnaire: will there be electrical power? epri.com Message 3010141 From Rick Cowles well known site on utilities: 'the proposed GL is much stronger than the industry anticipated' Message 3294495 'the industry needs to understand the intense pressure that the NRC is feeling on the issue' '...one electric company that's got the guts to publicly recognize that Y2K's an issue for them' Rick Cowles, 16/10/1997 on C.S.Y2K Message 3168272 Questions to be asked to your local electric company Message 3125740 Y2K-EMBEDDED - the local General Electric plant in Salem, Va had to shut down for an extra week' Message 3124716 Utility Y2K project in SW of GB Message 3017136 swebuk.com Message 3017120 'A priority is updating computer systems that control power-plant operations' From the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio dispatch.com Message 3311107 'NRC GENERIC LETTER NO. 98-XX: YEAR 2000 READINESS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS' News on the NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission: nrc.gov Message 3314692 Utilities zero in on Year 2000 problems stlnet.com. 'Utilities zero in on Year 2000 problem This seems to be a starting point for an inventory; but it has not progressed much up till now, IMO. exchange2000.com epriweb.com Ed Yourdon Replies to a Critic - also on electric utilities '1998-03-02 12:00:02 There are approx 9,000 electric utility plants in the U.S., including 108 nuclear plants, and at the present time (Feb 25, 1998), NONE of them are Y2K compliant. None.' exchange2000.com American Public Power Association - conference: Y2k issues will be a major topic of discussion' exchange2000.com When: March 15 - 19, 1998 Frightening reading: Rick Cowles on Y2K status in the utilities Cowles is the authority on Y2K in the electric utility industry. exchange2000.com Feb/1998 _____________________________________ Automotive industry 'The undertaking by the automotive industry via AIAG is massive. With nearly 50 000 Tier-1 suppliers and 500 000 total suppliers throughout the chain...' '....AIAG Assessment Certified and asked if he would care to comment.' exchange2000.com 'Videotape contains the key highlights of AIAG's Executive Briefings for Supplier Management on the Year 2000 challenge.' The video also covers Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors expectations for their suppliers' Year 2000 capability and compliance. exchange2000.com ____________________________________ Supply chain ' certifying the year 2000 compliance of all suppliers was "probably impossible" because of limited time ' computerweekly.co.uk 'Friday 06 February Manufacturers face millennium meltdown exchange2000.com ____________________________________ Apron services x4.dejanews.com. 3&hitnum=2 'I'm told Royal Dutch/Shell has just undertaken a pilot project at Schipol airport (Amsterdam) to look at Y2K compliance in apron services

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/7/1998 6:04:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

INDEX-EMBEDDED II - Update - Index to embedded software Y2K issues... ...that I found interesting. PART II Last changed 3/7/1998 - Conferences - Legal - DC Y2K Meeting on embedded systems - Links - Contingency planning - Requests for help on embedded systems - Fun and recreation Technical stuff: - Time Dilation - Testing - SCADA - Technical discussions on-line - Other technical discussions - Technical links _____________________________________ CONFERENCES SPG's YEAR 2000 CONFERENCE & EXPO: also on embedded software problems Message 3283340 _____________________________________ LEGAL 'our approach includes analysis of risks in both IT and non-IT operations (...) and problems with devices with embedded computer chips.' freeyellow.com Message 3330888 _____________________________________ DC Y2K Meeting on embedded systems Cory: 'cory hamasaki lumped into the denial-head category at DC Y2K.' Some more on the DCY2K meeting of 17/2; Cory on C.S.Y2K: exchange2000.com DCY2K 17/2 meeting : 'this metric has been confirmed across the utility industry. ' exchange2000.com Some thoughts on previous post on DCY2K 2/17 meeting VERY INTERESTING: DCY2K 2/17 meeting on embeddeds - Cory Hamasaki exchange2000.com VERY INTERESTING: DCY2K 2/17 meeting on embeddeds - Cory Hamasaki x4.dejanews.com _____________________________________ LINKS manufacturing.net: magazines on manufacturing; lots of links relevant for manufacturing Message 3302176 LINKS to y2k embedded software - from G. Girod's site From: pw1.netcom.com The Cassandra Project: good overview of y2k embedded problems millennia-bcs.com _____________________________________ Contingency planning UK: 'ensuring supply of critical imports, like food and drugs' UK Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank: exchange2000.com '...but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London...' 'After compliance comes contingency exchange2000.com '...no one has any other place they can go or get help from' 'Subject: Re: SitRep - Auckland Power Crisis - Wednesday 4th March exchange2000.com 'Year 2000 compliance is a little like eating an elephant...' DfEE: UK Department of Education and Employment exchange2000.com Auckland: 'The major lessons which must be learned from this preventable disaster...' Auckland, 6 March 1998 exchange2000.com MITRE: Y2K Contingency Plan Guidelines exchange2000.com mitre.org UK: Utilities set up bug safety net Utility companies have set up a war cabinet to co-ordinate their contingency plans to get the UK through the millennium crisis exchange2000.com _____________________________________ Requests for help on embedded systems: Has anyone out there compiled testing procedures that apply to process control systems? exchange2000.com ' My problem is in finding people with the manufacturing controls systems experience' exchange2000.com 'looking for someone to teach steps to address embedded systems' exchange2000.com City Of Beverly: help needed on '"hidden" stuff, imbedded chips, traffic controllers, police and fire equipment' Typical request for help from local government exchange2000.com _____________________________________ Fun and recreation 'Wow, we made the SI hotlist today!' exchange2000.com ================================================= ================================================= AFTER THIS LINE : TECHNICAL STUFF - only trespass when having technical background ;-) TIME DILATION Mike Echlin: 'History of "Time Dilation", or what the hell is this.' Mike Echlin's site! : intranet.ca BEST OF C.S.Y2K: Time Dilation update by Jace Crouch Message 2927104 TECHNICAL - Time Dilation page by Mike Echlin Nice starting point for investigating into the TD effect on PC's; including links to test programs. nethawk.com _____________________________________ TESTING Reprint of Roleigh Martin's article on embedded software testing ourworld.compuserve.com Focusses on testing, utilities, urgency to act now; mentions a recent conference helt by the EPRI for the utilities. Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems aieg.org Message 2960653 Y2K testing at Schneider Automation modicon.com go to 'year 2000' Message 3283692 IEE guide: 5.4.3 Identifying embedded systems with potential time-related problems ' iee.org.uk Message 3220305 Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems aieg.org Message 2960653 '...published by the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) ' 'I think it's a lot better than the report on embedded systems produced by the IEE. ' exchange2000.com '...each embedded system or piece of equipment MUST be treated as a unique system' exchange2000.com From: "david c hall TECHNICAL 'Intro to Embedded Chip Problem Detection' What is going on at a typical customer doing factory floor Y2K remediation. Interesting reading! exchange2000.com _____________________________________ SCADA SCADA - Everything you wanted to know about SCADA, but were afraid to ask ;-) Message 2950999 UK SCADA firm I like this statement of a UK SCADA firm: '...has set up a specialist division that offers a full vulnerability analysis'. From: boward.com 'SCADA Sources on the WWW': iinet.net.au Try this!! ===>>>> 'SCADA Year 2000 sites' <<<==== You will find a lot of links to co's with statements about y2k in embedded systems: Message 3231437 _____________________________________ TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS ON-LINE Several ES engineers are discussion actual problems Just found another site from an Australian engineering company where several ES engineers are discussion actual problems; a clear need for the planty2kone product can be seen there: control.com Message 3283251 _____________________________________ Other technical discussions: Frequently asked Embeddeds Q/A 'Q: 'If there is no way you could enter a date...' Then can we be sure it does not have an year 2000 problem?' exchange2000.com TECHNICAL - Embedded systems: time comparisons in PLC This is a technical question on time comparison's in PLC's, found in a y2k discussion list. exchange2000.com TECHNICAL LINKS Everything you wanted to know about processors Message 3177234 These are all links to sites containing information or references about embedded software etc; not about specific y2k problems in ES (except 1 link). Message 3338740 'So they only thing this engineer can do to verify the process is try over and over again to test the device using as many different factors as he can dream up, until he exhausts himself, or the system shows an error.' exchange2000.com TECHNICAL - '...wonder if TTL is still in use in satellites today' exchange2000.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/7/1998 6:54:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'... all major power utilities have been required to report the status & cost of their Y2K efforts in their quarterly 10-Q reports to the FCC' I read recently that all major power utilities have been required to report the status & cost of their Y2K efforts in their quarterly 10-Q reports to the FCC. Some companies have relplied but most like the one here have not. I have have seen the latest 10-Q & 10-K reports for the Southern Company, they have not reported anything yet. If you want to do something about Y2K for your community, go after the utility service in your area to get them compliant. Our worst fear is losing all power for a extended time period. You can look at their SEC filings by searching through the EDGAR database on the SEC website. _______________ Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 16:07:20 -0500 To: year2000-discuss@year2000.com From: Bob Andrews <randrews2@mindspring.com> Subject: Power Utilities

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/7/1998 6:55:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'.. GM wants status from all their suppliers' You have some leverage with the senior trading partner if they want the compliance status of the minor partner. For example, GM wants status from all their suppliers, so the suppliers have an avenue to ask for data on GM. -----Original Message----- >From: Dorian Hanzich <dkh@hwcpa.com> >To: "'Year 2000 Mailing List'" <year2000-discuss@year2000.com> >Subject: Confirmation Issues >Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 16:42:49 -0800 > >1. Has anyone tried to quantify the nature and extent of alternate >procedure methodologies that will be "reasonable" in those situations >where Y2K confirmations are not received? >2. Has anyone determined how to create an incentive for a trading >partner to respond when the situation is that the confirm recipient is >the party with the business leverage? i.e., why would they assert an otherwise implicit obligation when it has nothing to gain by doing so? ______________ From: "Richard W. Poole" <rwpoole@email.msn.com> To: <year2000-discuss@year2000.com> Subject: Re: Confirmation Issues Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 06:05:34 -0500

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/7/1998 7:12:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

'Action 2000, the British governments' action team for year 2000, will announce it's PC Campaign on March 30th at an event which should be very well reported. Part of the Campaign involves a wide ranging awareness campaign, as although Action 2000 is really targeted on SMEs, the route to get to the SMEs is similar to getting a message to the general public. On the international scene, Action 2000's information and campaign plans have been requested by other governments to act as a kick start to their own campaigns. Karl Karl W. Feilder, Greenwich Mean Time' _________ From: "Mailbox2" <karl@mailhost.centrenet.co.uk> To: <year2000-discuss@year2000.com> Subject: RE: Construction Industry Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 03:01:07 -0000

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/8/1998 6:01:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 618

'If only a few million of them fail, out of the billions in use....' 'Most of them don't care about the date. Probably fewer than 1%. Perhaps as few as 0.1%. However, there are billions and billions of them in use around the world, in every critical capacity you can think of -- power plants, oil refineries, traffic systems, planes, trains and automobiles, medical equipment; and usually in awkward places where they are hard to get at and test. If only a few million of them fail, out of the billions in use, there is a statistical likelihood near 100% that some of those failures will take out critical systems. We just don't know which ones, or where they are, or what will happen when a valve in a dam swings open and won't close, or a power distribution line switch in New York City decides it's been in operation too long and shuts down, or a medical device attached to a loved one sliently stops dripping a critical drug. Chip Aspnes' ______________________ Subject: Re: Embedded controller failure? From: Chip Aspnes Date: 1998/03/07 Message-ID: <3501BC41.E4FD8166@ix.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.software.year-2000

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/10/1998 2:09:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

UK: powerfailures feared 'THE government is drawing up urgent plans to prevent a millennium nightmare in which the start of 2000 is marked by power failures, flight problems and hospital disasters triggered by mass computer malfunction. ' <snip> sunday-times.co.uk

To: John Mansfield who wrote (155)	3/11/1998 2:01:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

SEC on disclosures 1/12/1998 'Revised January 12, 1998 Action: ÿ Publication of Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management Staff Legal Bulletin Summary: ÿ The Divisions remind public operating companies, investment advisers, and investment companies to consider their disclosure obligations relating to anticipated costs, problems and uncertainties associated with the Year 2000 issue.' (may have been posted before; but I am not sure - John) sec.gov