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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (261)	3/23/1998 12:25:00 AM
From: Josef Svejk	Respond to of 618

Humbly report, All, TechWeek News: Embedded Y2K Time Bombs - Forget the Mainframes and PCs, Here's the Real Millennium Bug Plague: prnewswire.com Svejk (GL-15 applies: digiserve.com ;-)

To: John Mansfield who wrote (261)	3/25/1998 4:17:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 618

"Pulp and Paper Magazine" In the February, 1998 issue of "Pulp and Paper Magazine," there is an article entitled "Y2K Computer Compliance Crisis Builds on Pulp and Paper Mill Operating Floors." Here is an example they cited: "As an example, Cubine and Bruhn point to a case involving a turbine generator. The system used a pulse train temperature sensor reporting back to a programmable controller. The controller was counting pulses between two time stamps and assigning a temperature value. In doing a Y2K rollover test on the system, <a vendor> found that the assigned temperature value went to infinity at the year 2000, which immediately started the shutdown procedure." (p. 80, col. 3) Hope that helps - Chris Casey ____________ From: Chris Casey To: "'year2000-discuss@year2000.com'" <year2000-discuss@year2000.com> Subject: RE: Embedded Chips: Why the secrecy? Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:30:19 -0500

To: John Mansfield who wrote (261)	3/26/1998 5:12:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

Calgary SUN: ' Around the house, any number of appliances can be equipped with the problematic imbedded chip technology 'ARE YOU BUG-PROOFED? <snip> Around the house, any number of appliances can be equipped with the problematic imbedded chip technology that counts dates using a two digit code. That means that it will read 00 as 1900 instead of 2000, and throw the whole date system off. Some of those items could include personal computers, electronic agendas, watches, clocks, televisions, VCRs, cars, boats, alarm systems, thermostats and digital telephones. canoe.ca