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To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (13881)	4/1/1998 12:02:00 PM
From: SC Anderson	Respond to of 31646

The following blurb appeared in a newsletter I received today from a financial services company. (reprinted without permission) <g> What Bug Has Two Digits But No Legs? The "millennium bug" - and it's lying dormant in some of your favorite gadgets - and perhaps even in your pocketbook. Take a look at your credit card. Its expiration date probably falls before the year 2000, because so many store sales terminals aren't programmed to handle cards with year digits of "00" or after. The computer systems that keep your household or business operating may have a chip that recognizes only the last two digits of the year. On Saturday, Jan.1, 2000, many computer programs will go haywire, leaping back to the year 1900, which has the same last two digits (00). Analysts expect this seemingly small error to wreak from $52 billion to $3.6 trillion in business losses worldwide, some stemming from liability claims. Be forewarned, even hiring the best computer consultants won't shelter you from the millennium bug. This high-tech insect affects more than just office computers and mainframe networks. Two-digit, date-sensitive chips control all sorts of devices from copiers to fax machines to sprinkler systems. Review your company's or home's technology and estimate the consequences of a computer system crash. You might conclude that this is the ideal time to update your mainframe, client-server network, and telecommunications systems with the latest software and hardware that have exterminated the millennium bug. Incidentally, another date to anticipate is Sept. 9, 1999. To some systems, "9/9/99" is the code for "forever". Steve

To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (13881)	4/1/1998 12:43:00 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Dear Karl: Makes sense to me. Maybe we should call it BIGFOOT? Anyhow any price 12,50 or below seems reasonable if one is interested in a quick profit. As I presume this 3/31 quarter was profitable and that they have the ammunition for a great Conference Call. JDN