diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc
index 0f2f684f5..159e4a815 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc
@@ -45,34 +45,22 @@ pvInfo exServer::billy (2.0, "billy", 10.0f, -10.0f, excasIoAsync, 1u);
 // exServer::exServer()
 //
 exServer::exServer(const char * const pvPrefix, unsigned aliasCount, aitBool scanOnIn) : 
-	caServer(NELEMENTS(this->pvList)+2u),
-	simultAsychIOCount(0u),
-	scanOn(scanOnIn)
+	caServer (NELEMENTS(this->pvList)+2u),
+    stringResTbl (NELEMENTS(this->pvList)*(aliasCount+1u)+2u),
+	simultAsychIOCount (0u),
+	scanOn (scanOnIn)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 	exPV *pPV;
 	pvInfo *pPVI;
 	pvInfo *pPVAfter = 
 		&exServer::pvList[NELEMENTS(exServer::pvList)];
-	int resLibStatus;
 	char pvAlias[256];
 	const char * const pNameFmtStr = "%.100s%.20s";
 	const char * const pAliasFmtStr = "%.100s%.20s%u";
 
 	exPV::initFT();
 
-	//
-	// hash table size may need adjustment here?
-	//
-	resLibStatus = this->stringResTbl.init(NELEMENTS(this->pvList)*(aliasCount+1u)+2u);
-	if (resLibStatus) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CAS: string resource id table init failed\n");
-		//
-		// should throw an exception once this is portable
-		//
-		assert(resLibStatus==0);
-	}
-
 	//
 	// pre-create all of the simple PVs that this server will export
 	//
diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h
index bb4e66680..2e2538cbb 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ public:
 		osiTimer(delayIn), pv(pvIn) {}
 	~exScanTimer();
 	void expire ();
-	osiBool again() const;
-	const osiTime delay() const;
+	bool again() const;
+	double delay() const;
 	const char *name() const;
 private:
 	exPV	&pv;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public:
 	// If no one is watching scan the PV with 10.0
 	// times the specified period
 	//
-	const float getScanPeriod()
+	const double getScanPeriod()
 	{
 		double curPeriod;
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public:
 		if (!this->interest) {
 			curPeriod *= 10.0L;
 		}
-		return (float) curPeriod;
+		return curPeriod;
 	}
 
 	caStatus read (const casCtx &, gdd &protoIn);
@@ -255,10 +255,6 @@ private:
 	//
 	// Std PV Attribute fetch support
 	//
-	gddAppFuncTableStatus getStatus(gdd &value);
-	gddAppFuncTableStatus getSeverity(gdd &value);
-	gddAppFuncTableStatus getSeconds(gdd &value);
-	gddAppFuncTableStatus getNanoseconds(gdd &value);
 	gddAppFuncTableStatus getPrecision(gdd &value);
 	gddAppFuncTableStatus getHighLimit(gdd &value);
 	gddAppFuncTableStatus getLowLimit(gdd &value);
@@ -410,7 +406,7 @@ private:
 //
 class exOSITimer : public osiTimer {
 public:
-	exOSITimer (double delay) : osiTimer(osiTime(delay)) {}
+	exOSITimer (double delay) : osiTimer(delay) {}
 
 	//
 	// this is a noop that postpones the timer expiration
diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/main.cc b/src/cas/example/simple/main.cc
index 0d3bc4254..cea1db4dd 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/main.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/main.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern int main (int argc, const char **argv)
 	osiTime		begin(osiTime::getCurrent());
 	exServer	*pCAS;
 	unsigned 	debugLevel = 0u;
-	float		executionTime;
+	double		executionTime;
 	char		pvPrefix[128] = "";
 	unsigned	aliasCount = 1u;
 	unsigned	scanOn = 1u;
@@ -51,22 +51,20 @@ extern int main (int argc, const char **argv)
 	pCAS->setDebugLevel(debugLevel);
 
 	if (forever) {
-		osiTime	delay(1000u,0u);
 		//
 		// loop here forever
 		//
 		while (aitTrue) {
-			fileDescriptorManager.process(delay);
+			fileDescriptorManager.process(1000.0);
 		}
 	}
 	else {
-		osiTime total(executionTime);
-		osiTime delay(osiTime::getCurrent() - begin);
+		double delay = osiTime::getCurrent() - begin;
 		//
-		// loop here untime the specified execution time
+		// loop here untill the specified execution time
 		// expires
 		//
-		while (delay < total) {
+		while (delay < executionTime) {
 			fileDescriptorManager.process(delay);
 			delay = osiTime::getCurrent() - begin;
 		}