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

To: David Eddy who wrote (783)	12/28/1997 12:41:00 AM
From: Quad Sevens	Respond to of 9818

Blair to publicly wrestle mainframes: Sunday London Times Chief-of-state goes public bigtime on y2k. snippets: <<< The government's own plans to tackle the problem include a telephone hotline, mailshots and the possibility of television and newspaper advertising. >>> [Not to mention a 1-900 #, where for 4.99/hr (not per LOC), Cindy will coo in your ear "You've got the biggest, most y2k-compliant mainframe I've ever seen honey."] <<< Robin Guenier, a former government adviser on the bug and now head of the independent Taskforce 2000, has been lobbying the government to launch a marketing campaign since last spring. "It's very good to hear the government is finally adopting everything I told them to," he said. >>> Cheeky little bastard, that Guenier. Here's the URL: sunday-times.co.uk Wade