James (Jim) Hatridge wrote:
>
> HI All;
>
> I got this email below from another list. I'm not a hardware person, so
> I'll ask you guys. Is this true, that there are date functions imbeded in
> chips? Ones that can blow up on Y2K? To be honest, this letter comes
> across as propaganda to scare people that are not too computer ilterate.
> If this is wrong, what is right?
He might be right for some old eproms that used small registers.
He might be right for some old 8086 processors.
Who is using that stuff anymore?
As far as those old chips go, I heard today that there is
a bigger concern about Y2K in under-developed countries
that may still be using very old surplus equipment.
Maybe the phone-lines to the goat-herd's hut will malfunction.
For the most part he is trying to get money by panicking you.
By the way, I am selling "wall-outlet y2k power protector".
If you plug your computer into it, I will gaurantee your
computer will work on Jan1, 2000. Get 2 or 3, and send them
to protect your loved ones. Get one for your toaster too,
the y2k bug is known to make toasters explode. My device can
prevent that. Only $9.95, 3 for $25. It is a small price to pay,
for the knowledge that you have protected your family.
I am also selling a "Y2K bug repellant". If you spray it on yourself
on Dec31, 1999, you will be protected from the horendous static
electricity discharges which will emanate from power lines and
non-y2k-compliant equipment. It is scented with the honest smell
of pure bovine excrement. Endorsed by Tammy Fay Baker.
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