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To: John Mansfield who wrote (18493)	6/16/1998 4:08:00 PM
From: Craig Rogers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

For what ever reason it is discouraging that TAVA went down on such an up day Craig

To: John Mansfield who wrote (18493)	6/16/1998 4:14:00 PM
From: CMason	Respond to of 31646

John -- Thank you for your comments. I agree that my projections were conservative, and I hope that's indicated in the post, so casual browsers aren't misled. The point I was trying to make to Barb is that one doesn't need to resort to blue-sky assumptions to believe that TAVA is likely to be trading higher. I suspect that the scope of remediation required will likely vary greatly from industry to industry, but it wouldn't take too many remediation engagements to have a significant positive impact on the bottom line. Regards, CMason

To: John Mansfield who wrote (18493)	6/16/1998 4:20:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 31646

People who are questioning the seriousness of Y2k in factories ('can not imagine date dependencies in those systems' and other naive remarks) are dismissed nowadays on most serious forums discussing Y2k; notably most high level industrial and government forums etc. Those people are simply ignored. Read the extensive test document of General Motors, a standard in industry for a clear understanding of all the complexities in y2k remediation on the factory floor. 'If you do not understand the problem; you are part of the problem' is a remark that comes to my mind. John

To: John Mansfield who wrote (18493)	6/16/1998 4:56:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Repost 'Business Week 3/23/1998 'I deal with software systems used by corporations. Thus I was horrified to learn that there are so many problems in so-called embedded systems--those control systems in which software is loaded into computer chips at the time of their manufacture. Embedded systems are at the heart of most modern industrial control systems, including those of the nation's power grid. The most frightening part of the article was the quote from Charlie Siebenthal, who said it will be six months before the power industry knows the extent of the problem. This means that electrical utilities will have less than 18 months to fix the problems they find--which is cutting it way too close. I keep having nightmares about what it will be like in Boston, Chicago, or Minneapolis during January in 2000 if there is no power. People may die because of this glitch and our industries' inadequate response to it. Bob Hermann West Chester, Pa.' businessweek.com