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Hmm, may be someone compare the predicted trioubles and the real ones - how much predictions was not realised, how much realised in the real troubles, and which percent of the real troubles was not predicted at all? Good test before Y2K. On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Sean Donelan wrote: > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 1:44:50 -0500 > From: Sean Donelan <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: cheap GPS > > > [email protected] (Sean Donelan) writes: > >>http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/gps/geninfo/y2k/gpsweek.htm > >> > >> Something to look forward to. :) > > > >Any predictions whether this will have more or fewer affects than > >NIST setting daylight savings time in the wrong month a few years > >ago on WWV/B? > > Those wagering the GPS roller over would have fewer affects, I think > you lost. Pioneer, Japan reports they have 450 people answering phones > from customers with car GPS navigation systems which have failed. Japan's > MITA estimates 95,000 units in Japan are affected. I couldn't find anything > on the engligh-language Pioneer.co.jp web pages about the problem. > > The US Air Force reports the satellites and control system rolled > over without incident. The US Coast Guard has received no reports > of civilian problems within the USA this evening. > -- > Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO > Affiliation given for identification not representation > > Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow (+7 095) 194-19-95 (Network Operations Center Hot Line),(+7 095) 230-41-41, N 13729 (pager) (+7 095) 196-72-12 (Support), (+7 095) 194-33-28 (Fax)
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