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

To: Eski who wrote (9615)	12/31/1999 9:16:00 AM
From: CatLady	Respond to of 9818

After tomorrow, it'll be "watch out for leap-year day"! Message 12419913

To: Eski who wrote (9615)	12/31/1999 9:32:00 AM
From: Jim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Eski, They are not a bunch of clowns. I have carried on many interesting discussions/arguments with some of them over the past year. In particular, CK (Cheryl) has done a tremenous amount of research and work to bring potential Y2K issues to the front. I have also enjoyed talking to Karen, Daffodil, Ron, B.K Myers and many others. I have no use for those who turned the discussion into a personal, name calling situation. I got involved when I saw the fear being felt by the seniors in my community who were worried that tomorrow they would be sitting in the dark, with no heat, food, transportation etc. One irresponsible poster here ever suggested that perhaps his pacemaker would stop working at midnight! I have been in the computer business for 35 years. I was/am a programmer and still help out with my computer business. We tested every computer we could find, and determined that from a hardware stance, every computer would continue to work in 2000. Therefore, computers that control hydro, water plants etc. would continue to work. Ontario Hydro advanced their clocks last March to 2000 and everything worked. Hopefully, we will all be relieved at midnight to-night when the essential services continue, and we can get on with fixing the small "gliches" that will occur need week. I don't appreciate being called "childish", but most of these folks are not a "bunch of clowns" either. Many of them have taken abuse from family and friends but cause they truly believed that unless they prepared, they would be at risk. Jim

To: Eski who wrote (9615)	12/31/1999 1:29:00 PM
From: Christine Traut	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Eski: I have been staying out of any emotional fireworks on the SI boards. But I have to say that you owe everyone here an apology. I'm listening to John Koskinen as I write this. The men and women who have been working for years on this problem take it very seriously. And they are saying 'it ain't over till it's over'. Anyone with a basic understanding of delayed effects, buffer overflows, stress testing, knows what they are talking about. There are people on SI who have always been more cautious than I am about the potential effects of Y2K. I respect their caution. I respect their right to be sceptical that all will be well. I would never make fun on anyone's preparations - they simply reflect the amount of risk that the person is willing to live with. The potential dangers of the less-than-robust software that is running our world is a fact. If nothing much happens, we owe a debt of thanks to those who have worked on this problem, and we will also be very lucky. I have no respect for someone who would call them 'a bunch of clowns.' Christine

To: Eski who wrote (9615)	12/31/1999 1:50:00 PM
From: Hubert Few	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

One thing to consider is the supply/demand impact when (IMHO) the Y2K "scare" turns out to be the biggest overblown "hype" of the quasi-millennium! All that hoarded crap has to be absorbed by someone, somewhere....if you can figure out which industries will be the softest in the coming quarter, they will be prime stocks to SHORT, big-time. A reformed doom/gloomer myself, not going to say "I told you so" in either scenario, but I think the economic impact should now be reviewed by people looking to take advantage of the market conditions.