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To: Captain Nemo who wrote (15789)	5/1/1998 11:59:00 AM
From: Brian Malloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

TAVA really does not address IRS problems, more for the likes of KEA. However, the Bureau of the Mint has made a wise choice in joining the TAVA train.

To: Captain Nemo who wrote (15789)	5/1/1998 12:00:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 31646

Where is all that money going? 'Updated: Saturday, Apr. 25, 1998 at 23:08 CDT Businesses work to put price on repairing computer problem to circumvent By Mark P. Couch Star-Telegram Staff Writer North Texas companies are attaching a price tag to the "Year 2000 Problem" -- the software glitch that, if uncorrected, could cause their computers to crash when the big year arrives. The tab: $1 billion and rising. A survey of several large companies doing business in North Texas shows that dealing with the necessary software and hardware problems isn't going to be cheap. The biggest bill belongs to GTE, which says it is spending $350 million and has 1,200 workers focusing on the issue. Yes, 1,200 workers -- all running around GTE's offices counting computers and chasing code. Those people could form a large company of their own. .... Where is all that money going? "The first phase is to do an inventory," said AMR's Chief Information Officer Scott Nason. "You need to write a list of all 1,000 systems. You need to find every elevator, card key, fax machine." Computer chips are like nuts and bolts; they are in everything. "Until you look at the systems, it's sort of like flying blind," said Mike Jarboe, Texas Utilities' Year 2000 program manager. star-telegram.com