RE: Y2K Failure In CNC Process

From: KDenton@williams-int.com
Date: Mon Aug 02 1999 - 22:08:20 EEST


Bravo Brock!!!

Karl R. Denton
Lead Engineer
Williams International

        -----Original Message-----
        From: C. Brock Rooney [SMTP:brock@mich.com]
        Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 7:41 PM
        To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
        Subject: Re: Y2K Failure In CNC Process

        Typical y2k bull.
        No identification of the equipment or manufacturer; This is because
most of
        these stories are false.
> - At the 31/12/1999-1/1/2000 transition, the PLC's
BIOS
>resets from 31/12/99 to 4/1/1980;
        Solution: set the date in January. It takes more time and effort to
test
        for this than it does to fix it. Such a problem, having to set the
date on
        a computer once every few years. What will they ever do when the
battery
        backup on the clock has to be replaced?
> - There will now be a date conflict between the
downloaded
>NC data and the internal date.
        So what?

        C. Brock Rooney, Pres., Brock Rooney & Associates Inc. (Brockware)
                915 Westwood Birmingham MIchigan 48009 USA
        (248) 645-0236 fax/bbs (248) 645-9020 email brock@mich.com

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