Abstract
As a result of an early programming decision in which designers of the U.S. military9s Global Positioning System economized on computer memory by opting to track time on the satellites by counting weeks, on 21 August, timepieces on the fleet of GPS satellites will roll over to zero like car odometers hitting 100,000 miles. Manufacturers believe they9ve got the problem well in hand with software fixes for the receivers, but they expect some older receivers to act up--and advise caution during that last week of August.
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