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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (69)	8/10/1999 8:08:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) of 662

'Y2K bug' may bite a few files on 9/9/99 Old news, but I thought this was very interesting << One example turned up at the Arizona Lottery last year. The current Lottery computer system is not Y2K-compliant. The system is owned by GTECH, the Rhode Island contractor that runs the Lottery. The situation was made more interesting by the expiration date of the current contract, Aug. 31. GTECH said the existing system is expected to have problems with the 9/9/99 date. But the company had no reason to replace the computers unless it was the successful bidder on the new contract, which it was. >> azcentral.com I wonder how many contracts are coming up for bid from now to Y2K and how many situations like this are out there? If they are not worried about the programs if they are not the successful bidder, they are probably not worried about the data either.

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