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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues

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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (8891)10/8/1999 2:39:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid   of 9818
 
zdnet.com

October 8, 1999
One glitch does not another make

SNIP:

How many times did computers fail on Thursday, October 07, 1999?
No one knows, but Y2K Today, a Web site dedicated to public
information about the Year 2000 Problem, seized on one error to
demonstrate that the date rollover could be serious. Unfortunately,
it's misleading to draw the comparison between Y2K and the failure
of a NASDAQ computer that was in the midst of an upgrade.

During a system change, NASDAQ experienced problems that
caused management to severe communications between its
computers and those on other markets......
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