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To: John Pitera who wrote (31853)	4/8/1999 10:10:00 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

John, Y2K really has the potential to completely screw up the supply chain and send prices for every commodity sky high...then again it could just be another MYTH -nfg- Y2K: THE GPS SYSTEM NEEDS ITS CLOCK RESET D-Day for the Global Positioning System is Aug. 21, 1999 Message 5982704 Are the imbedded chips in the sattellites Y2K compliant? ho ho ho...#reply-8793758 Nick

To: John Pitera who wrote (31853)	4/8/1999 10:16:00 PM
From: Bonnie Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

not sure why I'd want to use them over the bells. As far as I can tell, this "endless bandwidth needs" is a myth that got a lot of companies fantastic stock $$...there's plenty of capacity but it's not utilized very effectively. there's some interesting technologies out there that should stuff more stuff over the pipes in a few years. A lot of the technology had been floating around for years in government labs, IBM and Bell labs waiting for related technologies to mature before its application was cost-effective and reliable. re satellites and Y2K...the GPS constellation is a big concern. There's a monumental amount of solar activity expected this year that will probably fry the electronics and control systems of some birds, that's a different issue. BTW I called schwab after-hours to ask why I didn't get my statements... it took half an hour in wait queue to get a live person on the phone. So much for their signature services...can't wait to see what happens in a kahuna.