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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (14015)	4/3/1998 12:08:00 PM
From: John Hanzl	Respond to of 31646

Cheryl - What's a CNC machine and an injection unit? Computer Numerically Controlled machine - say a programmable drill for making circuit boards or a lathe for grinding out god knows what... injection unit - ie - injection molding - how many plastic enclosures and such are formed... JohnnyH

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (14015)	4/3/1998 12:19:00 PM
From: Mr Logic	Respond to of 31646

Cheryl good point!! >>And many of these businesses will be acquired (at rock-bottom prices) by individuals and companies who will then go thru the process of remediation .... after January 1, 2000.<< I don't know how prevalent it will be but I had not thought of that! >>What's a CNC machine and an injection unit?<< Common shop floor machines (the sort TAVA will fix), CNC = Computer Numerical Control, machine programmed to, e.g. repeatedly mill blocks of aluminium into the shape required. Injection unit - I mean something that injection molds, eg TV cabinet, bottles, plastic parts. Sad I know, but I love getting the plant tour with any company I deal with and watching this stuff!

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (14015)	4/3/1998 3:26:00 PM
From: James Strauss	Respond to of 31646

Cheryl: As you've stated many times before, "Big Bucks" are being allocated to rectify the Y2k Embedded chip problem... Here is an interesting snipit from an Embedded Chip paper: ********************************************************** A methodical approach to the Y2K issue should permit most problems to be resolved with the assistance of equipment suppliers in advance of the year 2000. Where compliance assurance cannot be obtained, organisations should prioritise capital replacement with respect to the criticality of systems to their successful operation. Most organisations will need to commit resources to the requisite audit processes and capital replacement requirements. Authoritative commentators suggest 20% of annual IT budget over the next three years. compinfo.co.uk Jim

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (14015)	4/4/1998 11:15:00 AM
From: Rick Bullotta	Respond to of 31646

Patrick/Cheryl: Just a quick note on OEM equipment such as CNC machines and injection molders, particularly in terms of remediation potential for Y2K... A good percentage of this equipment tends to be highly specialized, with the computing systems developed by the manufacturer of the machine, and very, very difficult for a 3rd party to modify. As such, I believe that Tava might be able to do the audit and identification of trouble spots, but not likely in a position to make any changes to the system. This would most likely need to be done by the machine manufacturer themselves. Tava might do well to play a "project manager" role in the remediation effort in these cases, still getting some good revenues and acting as the "overseer" to make sure the OEM's with non-conformant systems make the necessary changes. Hope this helps... - Rick Bullotta In 'til the 20's...