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

To: Ken who wrote (5144)	3/30/1999 11:42:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

<Embedded chips/systems:A List of What Can Go Wrong> iee.org.uk British Institution of Electrical Engineers. GENERAL MOTORS Year 2000 test team has developed this base document from several sources and pilot experiences. The test cases included are based on industry wide information *and actual Year 2000 problems* encountered during the pilot process. These test procedures can be used to test commercial off the shelf components and systems assembled from those components. GM's "Year 2000 Test Procedures" 50+ page manual FREE DOWNLOAD - English - German - Spanish - Chinese - Portugese - Hungarian - Polish Plus component and system tracking forms planty2kone.com CLICK ON "REFERENCE" (Upper right-hand corner) Amazes me (after viewing GM's testing procedures), that those who plan to "fix on failure" ... can actually believe they're gonna be able to fix integrated embedded systems within 3-7 days ... if/when a "failure" occurs. This is a real simple process, huh? Cheryl

To: Ken who wrote (5144)	3/30/1999 8:06:00 PM
From: Ken	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

RE: embedded chips/systems: water and heavy transport. I received this note from someone who works for one of the major Y2K experts: "Thanks for the "Fatal Five" update [my post here #4844]-I get the distinct impression that the other Y2K'ers are overlooking water and heavy transport.... but Alan Simpson (CSPAN broadcast, 6/2/98) was talking starvation/famine in Urban centers back in June 1998 beause of the railroads/trucking industry/fuel distribution non-compliance...." I have not seen any reports since Simpson's to indicate any significant hope for end-end compliance in these sectors, to date..... To the contrary....particularly with respect to refineries and port facilities and maritime shipping, and oil producers' status.... Ken