Well, consider yourself very lucky indeed. We have Theta inspection systems
where we are asked to pay 14K to get one e-prom and a software update to
protect only 4 machines against the Y2K. The other vendors range like Sanyo
who gives us updates for life on our chipshooters, which we get about 2 to
3 a year which always adds more and more functions.

So looks like some companies have found a way to make their Y2K year end
revenue look much better.

John


At 08:35 PM 2/10/99 , you wrote:
>Jason,
>
>Our soldering equipment manufacturer is one who is wanting to charge $200 to
>receive a disk with a fix-it file on it that is then installed onto the
>computer and will automatically run the first time the equipment is
>activated after Dec 31, 1999 11:59PM.
>
>You don't want to know my response! It was language that is not appropriate
>for the Internet!!!
>
>I am going to be expecting (and I better see and receive) to see a supply of
>these so call $200 disks available for pickup at NEPCON later this month!!
>
>They are the only one of our equipment manufacturers that has this nerve.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Richard Hamilton
>Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: <Jason M. Smith> [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 10:19 AM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      Re: [TN] Y2k
>>
>> What is the industry seeing from their equipment manufacturers in
>> reference to
>> Y2K fixes on pretty recent machinery (less than 3 yrs old)   i am curious
>> as to
>> see how many people are getting stiffed from fixes proposed by the
>> equipment
>> manufacturers and if some are charging much more than other and if some
>> are even
>> charging others at all......I think you all get my drift.  I'd appreciate
>> a
>> response.
>>
>> Jason Smith
>> Process Materials Engineer
>> Lexmark Electronics
>>
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