Re: ECU viruses

[MSV96 <MSV96@aol.com>]

In a message dated 3/31/98 Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu> writes:

<<  Aren't the ecu's programmed with the same langauge as main systems? Are
they subject to the same virus? Will we not be able to drive our cars in 2000?
>>

If this were tomorrow I would think it an April Fools joke. Since Steve sounds
serious in his query allow me to take a stab since I am fending off "Y2K"
(Year 2000) queries here at work. ECU folks (Scott, Orin, Dave, et all)
correct me if I am wrong but...since our car's ECU's have no "real-time-clock"
(do they?) in them there are no Y2K issues to be concerned with.

Of course I also don't believe every airplane will fall out of the sky, and
every bank will loose all financial records on 12/31/99 either. If you listen
to some of the hysteria about Y2K you might start to believe these things too.

Mike Veglia
87 5kcstq (if it dies on 12/31/99 it will be one of those Audi things...just
means fix it and move on)