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To: Urlman who wrote (29)	11/4/1998 9:17:00 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (1) of 5962

Y2K...Y10K Another example of short thinking...They do talk about 4 rather than 5,6, or a lot more digits...come on guys...think big...add a LOT, NOW It is almost beyond comprehension that something that is little more than a data entry problem--to save space, standard coding practice of the past relied on two digits instead of four to represent years But hey, no problem....only... it could cause Russia's early warning system to malfunction, which might lead to a nuclear accident. But they have a solution...remember grade school...you show me yours and I'll show you mine...NOT.. 'Don't worry, you can look at ours,'" says Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre.

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