Fw: Y2K
----- Original Message -----
From: Ethan Jervis <ejervis@mindspring.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Y2K
> My point is. That they have aware of this problem for years. The key
word's
> are "MAY" and "COULD" . I think anyone on this list has enough computer
> knowledge to understand Y2K. I work for a defense contractor and there
> operating system are Catia, Autocad, Computer vision, Vivid as well as
your
> basic pc. There not worried at all because they are not able to scam and
> make money off of this "MAYBE" problem. Again, the point being if someone
> can put fear into people, they can make a BUCK. Yes there will be some
> case's where there is going to be problem's. Overall in the United States
> thing's will go quite well. I invest in the stock market through Fidelity
> and again there is nothing to worry about. Yes there will be some case's
but
> overall things will go smooth. It sicken's me to think that people any
> people would take advantage of the situation. I'm sorry to run on with
this
> but that's my point. I mean no disrespect to anyone. These are just my
thought's.
>
> Ethan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Schraiber <Greg@schraiber.com>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: Y2K
>
>
> > Wall street is worried about Y2K, but not nearly as much now that the
big
> > financial firms and public markets have completed most of their hardware
> and
> > software certification programs. Any reasonable person with even a
little
> > computer knowledge should be able to understand the vast problem of Y2K
> related
> > issues.
> > Consider the lowly pumpkin water timer. Electric timers use what we call
> > embedded controls. These are small electronic chips which in this case
> keep
> > track of time. While our cheap water timers may not be year sensitive
many
> > industrial, military and medical devices are, even if their outward
> appearance
> > does not use the year. The chips internal code processes a full
complement
> clock
> > which includes 24 hour 7 day week, month and years registers. Many
> manufacturers
> > of devices using these chips choose to only read the signals off the 24
> hour
> > timing loop while the chip continues reading and writing to all
registers.
> Any
> > error in the coding of the chips micro code may cause the chip to
> malfunction
> > when the year rolls to 0 or 2000. The problem of course is determining
> where all
> > of these chip are. And there are millions and millions of them.
> > And embedded controls are just a small part of Y2K.
> > Say, Mr. Nepereny, is your CurcuBYTE software going to be able to handle
> the
> > record pumpkin I'm dreaming about for 2000? :-)
> >
> > Greg Schraiber
> > Machesney Park, IL
> >
> > Ethan Jervis wrote:
> >
> > > Y2K is a bunch of crap. It's a scare tactic to make people nervous and
> spend
> > > there money on foolish things. This has already been proven. Let's
see.
> Do
> > > you see wallstreet worried about Y2K? No you don't. Why?
> >
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