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Article: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNEMNT: Possibility of double trouble for GPS receivers.
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- April 22, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 April 1999-AUSTRALIAN GOVERNEMNT: Possibility of double trouble for GPS receivers (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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People using Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers may have more than the millennium bug to worry about, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, Warren Entsch, announced today.
"GPS receivers might also be affected by the end-of-week (EOW) roll-over issue," Mr Entsch said.
GPS receivers are used extensively for navigation and obtaining geographical position. Sailors, pilots, fishermen, bushwalkers and others use GPS for both business and recreational ...