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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Stocks: An Investment Discussion

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To: Patrese who wrote (7924)	11/18/1997 6:03:00 AM
From: Tumbleweed	of 13949

Why a Silver Bullet wouldnt work even if it worked! From the net... Meantime however, at least Boeing Corp is taking the problem seriously and changed its computer systems to handle 4-digit dates early to avoid Y2K problems. However, terminal users were so used to typing in the last two digits for the year, they simply typed in "97" twice for the date because the machines won't budge unless it gets four digits. However, the company's warehouses were suddenly bulging with goods - all scheduled for delivery at various dates in 9797. A little education for users could surely have prevented the problem...... Possibly apocryphal but amusing nontheless Joe C

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