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 >[log in to unmask] > >> -----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 >> >> ################################################################ >> TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >> ################################################################ >> To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with >> following text in the body: >> To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> >> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet >> ################################################################ >> Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" >> section for additional information. >> For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or >> 847-509-9700 ext.312 >> ################################################################ > >################################################################ >TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >################################################################ >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet >################################################################ >Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. >For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 >################################################################ > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################