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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (47379)	2/16/1999 10:38:00 PM
From: upanddown	Read Replies (1) of 132070

Mike Great Y2K scare stuff ! taguru.com Time for more KEA ? Also found this on another thread. Love the part about the programmers buying survival supplies. I'll admit to being a skeptic about Y2K but these stories have me convinced that they have one more great run left in them. John Y2K & Oil FWIW: Editor: As a Cobol programmer fixing code for Y2K compliance for a large oil trading firm, I must strongly disagree with your conclusions in your recent editorial on Y2K. I can assure you that most large companies are way behind schedule, including my own. Regrettably, these very same companies tell the general public everything is OK and not to worry when they know they have no chance of making the deadline. Even though most large corporations will indeed finish their necessary code changes, they will not have enough time for testing. Testing is one of the biggest bugaboos in the whole Y2K fiasco. Also, there is no set protocol for date formatting using the popular "windowing" repair scheme between companies code repairs. Testing is at least 50 percent of most Y2K projects. There is a critical shortage of people qualified to test. The situation is really quite desperate and most code programmers are indeed stocking up on food. Most people have no idea how severe and long-lasting the disruptions will be. Those who do not prepare may possibly die as a result of Y2K. Another important area you did not mention was the dismal state of Y2K compliance of the federal government. Most other countries are way behind us. We are not an island. Foreign supply chains will be a big problem.

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