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To: WR who wrote (1462)	7/14/1998 3:31:00 AM
From: Bill Wexler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4634

<<For manufacturers, resolving Year 2000 date problems on the plant floor computers can be a opportunity if they use it as such>> An opportunity for what? <<This information was taken from the TAVA Annual Report 1997>> Thanks, I've already read the report. What I found more important than the lame sales pitch for their dubious Y2K product was the fact that the company is in terrible financial condition, and has returned minuscule or negative earnings to its shareholders

To: WR who wrote (1462)	7/14/1998 10:32:00 AM
From: Dr. Seuss	Respond to of 4634

WR, In addition to buying computers, we are faced with Y2K problems in our health care company as well. However, the problems are being addressed internally, no outside vendors are being used. While I recognize that not everyone has the means to do this, the problem has been overstated. While a lot of code has Y2K problems, everyone seems to be missing the fact that the turnover rate in hardware and software has eliminated many of the problems out there. We do not keep computers over 5 years old (full depreciation). The software life cycle is about a third of that. For the past 5 years, Y2K problems have been known and the stuff we've been buying simply won't have problems. After doing a full analysis of our PCs, we really don't have a significant Y2K problem. Mainframes are being replaced and there is no need to rewrite old code. Other hardware used in "life or death" siutations is being looked at closely, but most fixes are easy. If not, the hardware is replaced. The price and lifecycle of hardware and software being as low as it is allows company's to replace rather than rewrite. Y2K is overstated and TAVA (along with the rest of them) are trading on fear and a misunderstanding of the industry. dr.s.com