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IP: Fall Back! Time Change Impacts Wide Range of Devices
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 22:50:47 -0400
From: jspira () basex com Dave, if you'd like, you can forward this to the IP list.=A0 I'd welcome IPers contributions of other items to the list as well. /s/ Jonathan Subject:=A0 InfoBasex: Fall Back! Time Change Impacts Wide Range of Devices =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 FYI: [If you don't wish to be bothered, you can always do= what I did =A0=A0=A0=A0 with my VCR last Spring: I never changed the time on it, and= now I =A0=A0=A0=A0 don't have to set it back an hour!] =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Fall Back =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 by Jonathan B. Spira, CMC =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 As the Y2K problem receives the lions share of press when it= comes to =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 date and time issues, it's important not to overlook the= many =A0=A0=A0=A0 devices, both within and outside of the traditional IT= environment, =A0=A0=A0=A0 which are impacted by the change to Standard Time. =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Herewith a shopping list of things to check: =A0=A0=A0 Typical=A0 office or home/office environment: =A0=A0=A0 Answering machines or voice mail =A0=A0=A0 Desktop and/or laptop computers =A0=A0=A0 Facsimile machines =A0=A0=A0 Network servers =A0=A0=A0 Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) =A0=A0=A0 Photocopiers =A0=A0=A0 Still and/or video cameras =A0=A0=A0 Telephone systems =A0=A0=A0 Thermostats =A0=A0=A0 Time recording systems =A0=A0=A0 VCRs =A0=A0=A0 Video-conferencing systems =A0=A0=A0 Medical: =A0=A0=A0 Imaging equipment =A0=A0=A0 Fetal monitors =A0=A0=A0 Infusion pumps =A0=A0=A0 Ventilators =A0=A0=A0 Transportation: =A0=A0=A0 Airplanes =A0=A0=A0 Automobiles =A0=A0=A0 Car parking/garage systems =A0=A0=A0 Photo surveillance systems =A0=A0=A0 Railroad =A0=A0=A0 Signaling systems =A0=A0=A0 Ticketing (airline, railroad) systems =A0=A0=A0 Building Systems: =A0=A0=A0 Air conditioning =A0=A0=A0 Audio and Video Studio environments =A0=A0=A0 Backup lighting and generators =A0=A0=A0 Building management systems =A0=A0=A0 Burglar and fire alarms =A0=A0=A0 CCTV systems =A0=A0=A0 Door locks =A0=A0=A0 Fire control systems =A0=A0=A0 Heating and ventilating systems =A0=A0=A0 Elevators and escalators =A0=A0=A0 Lighting systems =A0=A0=A0 Safes and vaults =A0=A0=A0 Security access control systems =A0=A0=A0 Switching systems =A0=A0=A0 Manufacturing and Systems: =A0=A0=A0 Automated (CAM) factories =A0=A0=A0 CAD systems =A0=A0=A0 Energy control systems ("Smart" buildings) =A0=A0=A0 Nuclear power stations =A0=A0=A0 Power management systems =A0=A0=A0 Robots =A0=A0=A0 Switching systems =A0=A0=A0 Time/clock stamps =A0=A0=A0 And, when all is said and done, the Clock on the wall. __________ Jonathan B Spira=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= E-mail jspira () basex com The Basex Group, Inc=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 URL= http://www.basex.com 15 E 26th Street=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= Tel +1 (212) 725-2600 x113 New York, NY 10010 USA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Facsimile +1= (212) 532-5406=20 ************************************************** "Photons have neither morals nor visas" -- Dave Farber 1994 **************************************************
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