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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (14952)	4/17/1998 4:23:00 PM
From: Charles A. King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Denver Airport Flunks Computer Test Friday, April 17, 1998; 3:41 p.m. EDT DENVER (AP) -- Billed by some as the airport for the 21st century, the $4.3 billion Denver International Airport apparently is not ready for computer glitches at the start of the new millennium. An airport task force set up to study Year 2000 computer problems has identified 100 systems that could present problems once internal computer clocks switch from 1999 to 2000. Of those, 40 systems have been deemed ''mission critical,'' The Denver Business Journal reports in its April 17-23 edition. Systems identified as vulnerable include the airport's underground train, airport communications, flight and baggage information displays, and the much-maligned baggage system, according to the report. ''I think this shows an appalling lack of planning,'' said Michael Boyd, president of the Boyd Group, a Denver-area aviation forecasting research company. The airport opened in February 1995. It originally was scheduled to open in October 1993, but construction delays and problems with the airport's high-tech baggage system delayed the opening. The airport formed a task force that has been planning for Year 2000 computer problems for more than a year. The problems are expected to appear in computer systems programmed to recognize dates only by the last two digits. The glitch could lead to system failures or incorrect data if the year is incorrectly assumed to be 1900 instead of 2000. Airport officials said they do not have a timeline for tackling the problem, but they are confident it will get fixed in time. They have not put a price tag on bringing the airport up to code. ''We have every intention of solving this problem before Jan. 1, 2000,'' airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said. ''But if the airport gets all our systems in compliance and the FAA doesn't, the airport will not work.'' c Copyright 1998 The Associated Press search.washingtonpost.com