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To: benwood who wrote (61944)	6/10/1999 12:42:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

ben, third world countries may have their infrastructure hit with the y2k bug. could hurt their productive capacity - for a short while. us s/b fine.

To: benwood who wrote (61944)	6/10/1999 12:44:00 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 132070

DB 12:39 FERGUSON: MARKETS AN 'IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION' FOR POLICY--DOW. DB 12:38 FERGUSON: FED SHOULDN'T TARGET SPECIFIC STOCK MARKET LEVELS--DOW. DB 12:37 FED'S FERGUSON: US ECONOMY 'IN SOME JEOPARDY' OF INFALTION--DOW. Or possibly defaultion? -g- DB 12:49 FERGUSON: MANY ECONOMISTS UNDERESTIMATED STRENGTH OF U.S. DOMESTIC DEMAND--REUTERS. DB 12:48 FERGUSON: US HAS ALREADY SEEN SHARP REBOUND IN OIL PRICES, RISE IN HEALTH COSTS--REUTERS. DB 12:47 FERGUSON: SPECIAL FACTORS LIMITING PRICES SO FAR, BUT FACTORS ARE DISAPPEARING--REUTERS. DB 12:46 FERGUSON: FED 'PREPARED TO ACT PROMPTLY' IF US INFLATION PRESSURES BUILD--REUTERS. Regards, Don

To: benwood who wrote (61944)	6/10/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: gnuman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Ben Henwood, re:<The Y2K problem is any problem caused by a computer's misinterpretation of the two-digit date "00"> Can't argue with that. But I still think the major issues occur when the clock tick's over to "00"). I note that much testing for Y2K compliance/fixes is accomplished through setting the clock ahead during tests. Looked at your credentials, so I'll defer to your opinion. <g>