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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: Lane3 who wrote (8893)10/10/1999 9:08:00 AM
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Paraguay Is Playing Catch-Up on Y2K

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 10, 1999; Page A1

ASUNCION, Paraguay ? First the computers will crash, bringing down the electrical grid, the water system and the telephone network. Then, nearly 200,000 government workers will discover the state-run bank that prints their paychecks has been crippled by technological glitches. Finally, a day or two later, crowds will riot and loot, forcing the government to declare martial law...

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