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Non-Tech : The Y2K Newspaper -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Ounce who wrote (169)	12/5/1999 6:52:00 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Respond to of 198

RE: Yardeni lowering his "SEVERE" recession odds to 35 from 40%...so then he must have upped his "likelihood of outright 1929 dwarfing depression by the 'now missing' 5%, yes? Oh yes, before I fergit...UP YOURS!!! <---translation: don't bother with the public sputtering. It's SO unbecoming to see U foam @mouth O/49r

To: Bill Ounce who wrote (169)	12/6/1999 10:33:00 AM
From: Bill Ounce	Respond to of 198

Y2K e-mail worm installs itself as a Y2K problem [This is pretty clever, in a dark sort of way.] computerworld.com oftware vendors Computer Associates International Inc. and Symantec Corp. today issued warnings about a destructive new virus that disguises itself as a year 2000 computer problem and, besides reformatting user hard drives, changes Internet Explorer home pages to an adult-content site. [...] The virus affects Windows 9x and NTplatforms, antivirus vendors said. Users have to manually delete registry-key files in their computers to get rid of MyPic after an infection or the virus will stick around and monitor the system clock, antivirus vendors said. When Jan. 1 arrives, the virus will create a file called C:\CBIOS.COM, which will write over checksum data in BIOS setup information (CMOS), causing the error message "CMOS checksum is invalid" the next time the user tries to boot up the system. Checksum data is used to verify the integrity of computer data. The message was designed to make users think the problem is related to the year 2000. [...]

To: Bill Ounce who wrote (169)	12/7/1999 7:20:00 PM
From: Bill Ounce	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 198

FT -- Deutsche Bank hit by day-long computer shutdown ft.com [ We seem to be getting more of these problems than usual lately... ] [...] Nevertheless, the system failure has heightened concerns at US and European banks about the possible impact of the millennium computer problem. Competitors were yesterday questioning why Deutsche would choose to install crucial new Y2K compliant software just a few weeks ahead of January 1. Competitor banks also point out that the problem comes as Deutsche is completing the full integration of Bankers Trust. Separately, Deutsche has confirmed that clearing operation of the Deutsche Börse, the operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, has been hit by computer problems. [...]