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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (101)	9/22/1999 10:46:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) of 198

IBM, Red Cross suggest safeguards for New Year's Computer giant and aid agency suggest using common sense Financial Post - September 21, 1999 A recent internal publication issued by International Business Machines Corp. focused on the Y2K problem, advises employees around the world to make personal contingency plans and be prepared on personal finances, including putting aside some extra cash. The special 1999 issue of IBM's Think magazine, headlined simply "Understanding Y2K," also advises workers to be flexible about vacation plans and to be prepared for unusually heavy workloads in the fourth quarter of 1999 and first quarter of 2000. "In planning for the transition to 2000, nothing is being taken for granted, and few scenarios are too far-fetched," it warns [...] greenspun.com

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