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To: Rarebird who wrote (35644)	6/21/1999 3:29:00 PM
From: Alex	Respond to of 116836

Firms rush to reserve hotel rooms to prepare for Y2K ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top hotels in the Tokyo area are already heavily booked for New Year's Eve as companies rush to reserve rooms to ensure staff are nearby to deal with potential problems from the year 2000 (Y2K) computer glitch. Local hotel officials said such a rush by companies to reserve rooms during the holiday season -- when hotels are usually filled with families traveling domestically -- is unprecedented.

To: Rarebird who wrote (35644)	6/22/1999 5:14:00 AM
From: Arik T.G.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116836

Hello Rarebird, The most prominent character I have noticed in y2k articles and discussions is that the more informed writers (i.e. system analysts, y2k project heads) portray the darker scenarios, while the uninformed keep their head in the sand. The further away a person is from the computer industry, the less significance this person will attribute to the millennium bug. Sometime in the near future the media will yank the public's heads out of the sand, and there will be panic. Maybe a small one, maybe a large one. IMO the sooner a panic starts, the better. If the panic will be enflamed in November it could be a big one. National Guard situation. ATG