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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (13671)	3/29/1998 3:28:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31646

WOOOW! We're getting famous on SI ;-) On the home page of Silicon Investor: techstocks.com SI Highlights: 2K or not 2K. That is the question Bill, Ron, Gina, Cheryl, yours truly, Colin, P. Ramamoorthy, Jeffrey S. Mitchell, John A. Mizgalski, Josef Svejk, jan mccabe, Patrick S Booth, jgibbs The most popular Y2K stock thread at SI gathers to talk about a small company called TAVA. The reason for the popularity of the company is the "embedded chip" problem techstocks.com

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (13671)	3/29/1998 8:24:00 PM
From: jgibbs	Respond to of 31646

Cheryl, The list below was sent out several months ago by New York State (where I spent my career) to their agencies as a guide for identifying where embedded chips might be. I have so far been unable to find out how far along the state is in dealing with the situation. The extent of where these chips may be continues to amaze me. Regards, JimG Embedded Chip/System Inventory Examples Categories/Systems Agency has? Mission Critical? Building/Facilities: ÿ Lighting systems (incl. Backup lighting) ÿ Backup generators ÿ Heating, air conditioning & ventilating systems ÿ Climate monitoring systems (incl. Thermostats) ÿ Elevators, escalators, and lifts ÿ Building management systems ÿ Lighting systems ÿ Refrigeration systems ÿ Sprinkler/fountain systems ÿ Switching systems ÿ Water and sewage systems ÿ Water pumps ÿ Vending machines ÿ Fire control systems ( incl.alarms, sprinkler systems) Medical Equipment: ÿ Monitoring devices ( incl. cardiac, etc) ÿÿAutomatic medication dispensing equipment ÿÿPacemakers ÿÿEnteral Pump ÿÿMRI Scanner ÿÿPulse Oximeter ÿÿDefribillator ÿ Digital Thermometer, Scale, etc. ÿ Tympanometer ÿÿElectroencephalograph ÿÿElectrocardiograph ÿÿX-ray equipment Security/Fire: ÿÿSecurity systems (incl. Burglar alarms) ÿÿSafes and vaults ÿÿDoor locks ÿ Exit Alarms ÿÿAccess Systems Transportation/Parking: ÿÿVehicle preventative maintenance chips ÿÿGate systems ÿÿVariable message signs ÿÿTraffic lights ÿÿTraffic monitoring devices ÿÿTicketing Systems/machines ÿÿParking and other meters ÿÿRadar Systems ÿÿSignaling Systems Administration: ÿÿFax machines ÿÿPhone systems (PBX, voicemail, switching) ÿÿMailroom equipment (Incl. Postage meters) ÿÿVCRs ÿÿTimeclocks ÿ Communications systems (PBX, voicemail, switching ÿÿanswering machines, mobile telephones, satellites) ÿÿCredit Card Systems ÿÿAutomated teller systems ÿÿStill and Video Cameras ÿÿCopiers Manufacturing/Process Control: ÿÿEnergy control systems ÿÿPower grid systems ÿ Power plants/stations ÿÿSwitching systems ÿÿCAD Systems ÿÿWater & Sewage Systems ÿÿRobots Other: Things to Consider: 1.Everything with a date/time digital readout 2.Everything that respond differently on the weekends vs. Weekdays

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (13671)	3/30/1998 7:08:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31646

GM IS SHARING THEIR TEST PROCEDURES WITH THE PUBLIC If you need, or know someone who needs this, email me & I will forward the 3 documents (Word97 ONLY): Email: Quest@hypercon.com Subject: GM Test Procedures I forwarded the first version several months ago to several manufacturers who are using this as their "bible". ==================================================================== Thanks go to General Motors for providing these updated documents! The Word document is their latest revision of the Year 2000 Test Procedures, in draft form, along with supporting test report forms in the Excel spreadsheets. "Hats off" to Joe Buffa, Dave Barber and the whole team at GM for providing this to the ARC Y2K discussion group. GM'S Year 2000 Test Procedures DRAFT 3.0 Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:40:33 -0500 From: Bill Thompson <BThompson@arcweb.com> Reply-To: Y2K@arcweb.com To: "'Y2K@arcweb.com'" <Y2K@arcweb.com>