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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: Bill Ounce who wrote (1109)2/27/1998 10:35:00 AM
From: Bill Ounce  Read Replies (2) of 9818
 
zdnet.com -- Untold Dangers of the Year 2000 Bug

zdnet.com

[...]

It doesn't sound that frightening at first. Until you discover some of
the ways it could affect you directly:

* You're stranded by failed transportation systems, from
computer-assisted airplanes to rapid transit to electronically
controlled elevators. Click for full story.
* Your credit card is refused as has already happened to
some consumers with expiration dates after the turn of the
century. Click for full story.
* You're forced by the government to prove you've solved
the bug. Click for full story.
Essential government services break down. After all,
most agencies lack the funds to reprogram their systems.
Click for full story.
* The entire computer industry experiences a devastating
slowdown, leading to a recession in the rest of the
economy.
[...]
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