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News Magazine Takes On Y2K Bug
Tennessee Publisher Helping The World Prepare For 2000
CROSSVILLE, Tenn., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine, if you will, a beautiful morning in mid-winter. You arise to discover that your power is out. You pick up the phone to make a service call, only to hear silence on the line. In addition, your cellular phone flashes a constant "out of range" message.
Does this sound like an episode of The Twilight Zone? It could be, but predictions such as these are prevalent among a growing percentage of high- ranking computer technology specialists who believe that the year 2000 problem is not as simple as it may seem.
Information systems specialists speculate that an inability for many computers to recognize the year 2000 may lead to any number of significant problems, including banking problems, communications failures, and possibly even massive power outages if the problem is not adequately addressed before the deadline.
The year 2000 problem, or Y2K, stems from a simple, yet egregious error. Software developers in the 1960's conserved valuable memory by shortening the year date field from four digits to two. For example, the year 1998 is represented digitally as 98. The problem arises when the world's clocks mover from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000, which many systems may recognize as 1900.
Tennessee publisher Tim Wilson has taken on the challenge of the year 2000 problem. His new publication, Y2K News Magazine, offers current world news and original articles from Y2K industry experts in a bi-weekly printed news magazine to begin publication in early July 1998.
"We're not talking tech-speak here," said Wilson. "We hope to be an information source for every citizen who may be affected by this potential crisis - everyone from metropolitan power users to Alaskan homesteaders."
Y2K News Magazine currently boasts a strong presence on the World Wide Web, offering daily updates on world news and extensive information about all aspects of the year 2000 problem. In addition, the Y2K News Magazine website offers an outlet for visitors to exchange knowledge, opinions, and solutions about Y2K, including an interactive discussion web and Year 2000 Chat Room.
"If left unchecked, the Y2K bug could lead to significant problems with our economy and our society," said Wilson. "It is my responsibility as a publisher to provide the resources that the public needs to make informed decisions about how to prepare themselves, their families, and their communities for an event which may dramatically affect all of us."
For more information about Y2K News Magazine, or to subscribe, contact The Trades Publishing Company at 1-888-Y2K-9925 or visit the Y2K News Magazine website at www.y2knews.com.
SOURCE Trades Publishing Company
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06/02/98 15:39 EDT prnewswire.com
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