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To: David Lawrence who wrote (3352)	9/8/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4023

But even the indefensible are entitled to a defense.<g> M

To: David Lawrence who wrote (3352)	9/11/1999 12:25:00 PM
From: Wigglesworth	Respond to of 4023

The fearful COBOL programmers! "Technology is back," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Company. "This is a group that had been battered in recent weeks, and it's nice to see money coming back into the group." Traders suggested that Thursday's unofficial test run for Year 2000 computer glitches may have eased concerns about computer-related companies. Some programmers had feared that the string of nines in Thursday's date, 9/9/99, would cause computer programs to fail. But with no major problems reported, programmers and Wall Street professionals alike gained confidence that Jan. 1, 2000, would pass without difficulty. Heck, Gimme a number that them COBOL programmers don't fear. Any number.