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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 (321)	4/24/1998 6:28:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 618

Automobile Embedded Systems Problem: Message 4197778

To: John Mansfield who wrote (321)	4/25/1998 7:16:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 618

SIM: 'Florida Power and Light is spending up to $25 million' 47. Author: David C. Hall ( dhall ) Date: Apr. 9 1:46 PM 1998 Article from Associated Press at www.naplesnews.com/today/business/d191800a.htm. "Florida Power and Light is spending up to $25 million to prevent a computer catastrophe at the start of the new millennium. FPL said it can prevent most complications arising from the so-called Year 2000 problem. But the utility told regulators that it would be impossible to debug all of its information systems before the calendar change. FPL has identifed 28 potential problems at its nuclear plants near Homestead and on Hutchinson Island that could throw off radiation detectors, data recorders,and security access." The article does not mention anything about embedded systems, so I hope they are looking at them too. At least this utility is being honest in that they state they cannot complete all work in time. The same honesty should be available from all utilites and local governments. Dave Hall dhall@enteract.com year2000.unt.edu

To: John Mansfield who wrote (321)	4/25/1998 7:34:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 618

Electric Utilities and Y2K Q&A Forum: Embedded Chip Controlers 'asked in the Electric Utilities and Y2K Q&A Forum Much work has already been done to isolate the "Embedded Chip" problem, however I have not been able to find a listing or even a partial listing of actual devices that have failed, or have the clear potential of failure. Has anyone come across a device/controler failure list that has been compiled? Asked by Dave Jones (dfj@fea.net) on April 15, 1998. Answers You are asking the same question as most of us, the only list that I know of is found at the EPRI site, but at a COST. My company is in the process of joining this site in the hope that it contains usefull information. We also intend to contribute to the list when the test finding start coming in. Answered by Kim Smith (kim.smith@wpcorp.com.au) on April 16, 1998. greenspun.com