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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (1717)	5/7/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: Steve Woas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Journalistic Incompetence From The Washington Post..May 6, 1998: washingtonpost.com "We in the press have not taken this seriously. In my ineptness, I have plenty of company: the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post (until recent weeks), Time, Newsweek and Business Week, just to mention a few news giants. Despite occasional stories, we haven't portrayed this as a truly threatening development that may not be "fixed" on time. Our failure amplifies the larger lapses of political leaders."

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (1717)	5/7/1998 4:47:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

[SUPPLY-CHAIN] Good description of supply chain effects ... '(The chain can involve the coal-based electric power plant, the transmission and distribution network, the power grid which depends upon telecommunications, the railroads and their embedded systems on the train, switches and signals as well as their application software, for all of the railroad lines that have to be traveled over from source to destination, the coal mining companies and their embedded systems and software, the petroleum companies that supply the diesel to the trains and who might be dependent upon oil tankers with their embedded systems and software, the shipping ports both here and in the OPEC countries, the oil rigs at sea if they are in the loop, oil wells in the OPEC country, oil refineries, and all of the electric utilities that supply the electricity to the electronic switches and signals that the trains rely upon from their source of coal to Minnesota. If the coal is from Wyoming, where a lot of the coal comes from, that means a lot of utility service areas in that railroad route.) ... ourworld.compuserve.com

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (1717)	5/8/1998 6:39:00 AM
From: ForYourEyesOnly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

**Will the "FALSE END OF FILE" Y2K problem strike this summer? Can anyone state with authority whether or not this problem will cause serious visible disruptions starting this summer? Many old systems use "99" to identify EOF (end of file) When "99" begins to be entered, computers will think the actual data is the end of the file. SSA and IRS systems supposedly have some systems with this problem. *Fiscal year turnover for 46 states is July 1, 1998, hence this will be the first day of "1999" for most states. Will this problem cause a noticeable problem with the databases of state governments? All opinions welcome!! THC