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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (8868)	10/3/1999 9:32:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (9) \| Respond to of 9818

<I watched a one hour special today on the local ABC affiliate entitled Y2K: Ready or Not. It was sponsored by AT&T.> Apparently the same show, "Y2K Ready or Not", ran this morning in LA on NBC. Also ran in Northern Virginia, and was also sponsored by AT&T. I don't know exactly where you're located - but I find this AT&T sponsorship very interesting. Should there be any Y2K litigation down the road, this should bode well for AT&T. This sponsorship conveys a pro-active mode in "warning" the public about possible disruptions and need for preparation. Everyone else just hides warnings in legalese Y2K disclosure statements. AT&T has a very smart PR department and agency. See this: AT&T TAKES DOWN NON-Y2K-COMPLIANT NET - September 29, 1999 (IDG) -- AT&T is quietly taking an old circuit-switched network out of commission because its Y2K fix for the net won't be ready in time ... Analysts say the fact that AT&T revealed it was taking down a noncompliant system, coupled with the fact that it also says it has no similar situations, is to the company's credit. cnn.com Anyway, thought you'd be interested in other reactions to the same show. Here's initial discussion from Yourdon's site: ============================================================ My son just called and said NBC just had an hour program on Y2K titled "Y2K Ready or Not". He told me it sounded just like what I have been telling him. Said they were talking about empty food shelves, lack of gasoline in the west, need to be armed etc. Did anyone happen to see this? I would imagine the rest of LA was watching the football games. He said this program was a complete eye opener, not the little three day bit about a little bump in the road. [BOO! Wish I saw the show. Though I live in Oregon, L.A. is my "local" satellite network.] thinkIcan (thinkIcan@make.it), October 03, 1999 The show in question just finished airing here in Northern Virginia. Not bad at all. Middle of the road, IMO. An announcement stated the show was being brought to us by AT & T. This was announced leading into each commercial break. The main messages of the piece: 1. The government won't be there to feed us. No can do. 2. We should prepare as each of us sees fit. 3. There IS still time to purchase goods to take us through a few days or weeks of problems. 4. Those of us in the northern climes should address alternative sources of heat. Bingo1 (howe9@pop.shentel.net), October 03, 1999 I saw it. It was fairly balanced and there was no indication on who did the show. Oddly, and unlike many similar shows I have seen, it did not advertise flashlights, radios, food storage or the like. It was balanced and interviewed many "local" people and urged each to review and to make preps. No indication on how long. I viewed is as 70/30 doomer/polly and felt that it would help more than hurt. smfdoc (smfdoc@aol.com), October 03, 1999 greenspun.com ===================================================== <There was no new information except that they said the average family typically has 72 hours worth of food in the house. As anyone who was following the debate about my pantry would know, I was startled that the average was so small.> You know, this "prepare for 72 hrs" bit ... then effectively says ... DO NOTHING. Which, unfortunately, is what most are doing. Sigh. So many mixed messages. Cheryl 89 Days until 2000