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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jane Hafker who wrote (2325)	7/31/1998 12:35:00 PM
From: scott ross	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Unlike Pat Robertson, I've worked on many types of embedded systems (or firmware, as we SWeng types call it). The embedded problem - IMO - is vastly overstated. I would be shocked if 1% of 1% (0.01%) had a true Y2K problem on 1/1/2000. Of the tiny fraction of embedded devices that even allow a date to be set - they can easily be "reset" to a prior date if a malfunction occurs. Also, any embedded system designed by a pro has manual safety and hardware overrides. Embedded systems are the least of our problem. Let's talk about the IRS.