y2k stuff

From: KFergason_at_aol.com <(KFergason_at_aol.com)>
Date: Tue Jan 5 18:21:21 1999

The 11 year cycle is the sunspot cycle, any ham radio guy knows of it.
communications on the various bands are affected.

and, i have read that is is possible for "cosmic rays" to affect electronics.
apparently, its one of those 1 in a billion billion type of things. i was
doing
some research on memory and came across it. again, just not very likely.

kelly

In a message dated 1/5/99 3:15:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:

> I have heard them all! This is going to have even less of an effect that
> any software problems!
>
> >
> > >>>
> > Every 11 years the sun sends storms of cosmic rays which disrupt all
sorts
>
> Cosmic rays are coming all the time.
>
> > of electrical devices. The last was in 1989, and they are due again in
> > 2000. 1978 was also a year effected by mega cosmic rays and was
> > coincidentally the first year of Expansion Interface manufacture. Could
> > the rays have been the source of the EIs poor performance? I have a 1978
> EI
>
> Even if cosmic rays did have a major effect on computers (and AFAIK they
> don't) then the date of manufacture wouldn't make any difference. What
> would matter is the cosmic ray flux _now_.
>
Received on Tue Jan 05 1999 - 18:21:21 GMT