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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (465)	6/22/1998 10:08:00 AM
From: Dogtooth	Respond to of 618

Is January 1, 2000 the Date for Computer Disaster? itpolicy.gsa.gov Take a look at INFE....

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (465)	6/22/1998 10:10:00 AM
From: Dogtooth	Respond to of 618

"About two weeks ago, a single communications satellite spun out of control. For the next couple of days, 90 percent of all pagers in the United States were useless, many television stations had nothing to broadcast, several news wires failed, and gasoline stations, banks, and retail stores thatuse small satellite dishes found themselves in the dark. All this resulted from the failure of just one satellite. It was a timely reminder of what is really at stake in the smooth functioning of technology-a tiny hint of what the Year 2000 could bring. With Federal Y2K efforts cast in this urgent light, we turn to the latest data on Federal preparations. " Read on..... house.gov Read more at INFE.....

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (465)	6/22/1998 10:11:00 AM
From: Dogtooth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 618

Statement of Harris N. Miller, President, Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) house.gov Read more at INFE....

To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (465)	7/7/1998 12:22:00 AM
From: RagTimeBand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 618

I went back and tried to open posts prior to #462 and found them blank. Does anyone else have the same experience? The reason I went back is I was looking for the URL to the page where Senator Bennett announced the Y2K panel (which C-SPAN didn't cover) he chaired. The URL I'm looking for contained comments about how much of the national power grid would be Y2K compliant by Y2K. If anyone knows the URL I'd appreciate your passing it along. Thanks - Emory