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To: micromike who wrote (5325)	11/3/1997 9:14:00 AM
From: Bald Eagle	Respond to of 64865

<<I said one solution to the problem not all the solutions. So please explain to me why a software developer would not look at Java to solve the Y2K problem.>> Just my two cents. If a mainframe program is already written in COBOL, it is much easier to correct the existing program than to rewrite the whole program or suite of programs. I believe Java will be used much more for new programs than for fixing the existing Y2K problem.

To: micromike who wrote (5325)	11/3/1997 11:45:00 AM
From: harrypolo	Respond to of 64865

Mike...the best person to explain that to you is a software developer. In any event it would mean that each and every account in a company's data base would have to be rewritten either in cobol...or a new language...it would still be a major time and money consuming task. This isn't MY opinion, it's the opinion of technology analysts who have written extensively on the subject on these threads and others...just look up Year 2000 on the Internet and you'll see what I mean. Regards....Harry.