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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (100)	4/19/1998 10:02:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 888

C.K., About BugNet bugnet.com I personally don't think it is going to affect me that much. I refuse to be brain washed.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (100)	4/19/1998 10:05:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

C.K. >>><In BugNet's own tests, it appears the following rule generally holds true: If you bought your PC after the spring of 1996, you're probably OK.><<<< Two of my puters were bought in 95. They were not Y2K compliant, but a simple flash rom bios update fixed them. Then I ran this program: Free software to check your P.C. y2000fix.co.nz Pretty simple.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (100)	4/19/1998 10:29:00 PM
From: bob oserin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

CHERYL, we're so lucky to have you around to respond to simpletons like Bugnet. The little state of Arizona thinks it's serious enough to budget $100mm to comply. They're 40% compliant at last check. California is upping the ante to 1/2 billion because they now have recognized the embedded system problem. I can see the Bugnet mindset actually contributing to Y2K chaos. BOB O