This is a first attempt to classify the types of Year 2000 problem. The idea of such a classification is thereby to get a better handle on how a Year 2000 problem can affect computer-based systems.

[more precise description of the classification problem]

Hardware / Software

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Information Technologie / Embedded Systems

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'General Domains' in which a Year 2000 problem can appear

• Bank und financial systems
• Health Care systems
• Telecommunications
• Transport
  • Avionics
  • Rail Traffic
  • Shipping
  • Automobiles
  • Air Traffic Control Systems (ATC's)
  • Radar systems
  • Ticketing systems
  • Signalling and traffic-light installations
  • Traffic guidance systems
  • ...
• Produktion
• Public installations and government
• Energy provision systems
• Defence and military systems
• Office systems
• Consumer electronics