<<I, on the other hand, have been working in a Y2K lab with others testing applications on a mainframe and client/server and have been testing EFT, EDI, etc. with banks and vendors that we do business with and have been having a lot of success with the integration testing. >>
Admittedly, the computer environment where I work would not cause major chaos immediately if they were not Y2K compliant, but would severely degrade a large company's oil and gas exploration effort. However, there have already been tests going back to last year where some computers' clocks have been set forward to Y2K for weeks at a time and everything worked just fine.
I used to work for an electric utility company and they have been doing Y2K preparation for a long time. Also, they will have people working at midnight on Dec 31st this year just in case of any problems, so they can manually override the computer systems.
I'm sure there will be some unexpected problems next year, but I don't believe all these conspiracy theories of a mass cover up. Even so, I will be storing fresh water,food, and have an alternative energy source just in case. Luckily, I live in a warm climate, so could survive without heating in my house during January and February. Without A/C, the summer would be tough, but I believe any remaining Y2K bugs will easily be fixed by then.
Call me Polyanna if you want, I call me realistic. |
