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To: TEDennis who wrote (451)	2/10/1999 6:28:00 PM
From: Yongzhi Yang	Respond to of 1541

I only tested ONE Y2k software -- the one obtained by Bob from GTCI. yongzhi

To: TEDennis who wrote (451)	2/10/1999 10:42:00 PM
From: ztect	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1541

Ted... I'm going to defer to you, because and especially after our differences on the PINC thread, I respect your knowledge of y2k software. Your review of PINC's software product not only affected my investment decision but also apparently affected the company's product as well, since PINC redesigned their y2k product to incorporate many of your suggested criticisms. (Plus hopefully corrected all of their spelling mistakes...LOL). Now... Regarding Yongzhi's review ====================================== Message 7575614 "Just finished testing GlobalFix 2000 this afternoon. It's a rather small program (807K). It is not a "fix-all silver bullet". It's documentation clearly states that it does not check software (applications) for Y2k problem. (I don't think there is a Y2k solution that can effectively check software anyway. There are so many software out there. There is no way to predict which software a user may have installed in his PC and it is impossible to write "ONE" program that works on all the software.) Installation was smooth. User interface is well designed so it should be easy for anyone to use. The only part that requires some patience is the "Power-Off Tests". You have to turn the computer off and reboot it at least 8 times to check 8 difference "Roll-Over" date. In my case I had to do it 9 times since I defined a customer "Roll-Over" date. (Besides my obvious interest in the stock, this customized test was one of the main reason I tried this GlobalFix 2000, as explained in next paragraph.) The whole process took about 20 minutes and no problem was found in my PC..." ================================= I especially found the language I reproduced in bold face to be the most disconcerning.. None of the other products that I have downloaded and tested myself required the rebooting of a computer nine times for each critical date. Have you ever encountered any such product?....Certainly Erold Ansell's original Survive 2000 product never required such an inconvenience as do none of the other major companies that have "pc fixes". All others need the system to be rebooted but once...if I'm not mistaken. Can you please clarify? And what again is your opinion of these supposed hardware fixes, in general, anyway? Also per the language from the paid for analysis... ================================================== wallstreetresearch.net Y2K Bugfix Software Solution: Some estimates put the total global cost of fixing the Y2K problems at U.S. $1.4 trillion. In other words, twice the combined costs of the Vietnam War, the 1995 Kobe and 1994 L. A. earthquakes, and Hurricane Andrew, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Y2K problem in Asia is particularly critical due to the lack of preparedness both by the governments and businesses. It is reported that more than 65% of the companies in Asia are just starting to address the issue and they will have to resolve the problems far beyond 2000. ========================================= Not even Westergard has made such exaggerated claims like those I reprinted in bold-face. Again please correct me if I'm mistaken. Thanks in advance for answering my questions. ztect