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To: Snowshoe who wrote (10840)1/2/2000 10:30:00 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) of 32932
 
Correction: >>Real, live Y2K bugs...<<

As Cheeky pointed out on another thread, the pages I cited could be hoaxes. I just found them today on AltaVista and did not check them out carefully.

As for the effort expended on Y2K being a boondoggle: There was certainly a lot of ridiculous nonsense with survivalists, and stocks like ZITL and VIAS.

But I question the claim that hundreds of billions were spent on Y2K -- this may be the biggest hoax of all. I think much of this money was spent replacing antiquated equipment and software, where Y2K was just one of many reasons for the replacement. I myself spent a year working on a new federal/state interface where Y2K changes were included as part of the project.
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