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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2116)	7/10/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: Ken Salaets	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Good idea, John. Even Koskinen refers to it as the "growth industry" problem within the Y2K universe. Looks like they are really starting to focus on it, as is the GAO, if you believe the rumors. Signed, Rumor Believer [have fun, Wexler]

To: John Mansfield who wrote (2116)	7/10/1998 3:50:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

CNN Q&A RIGHT NOW: Wrote down some statements: 'Simpson: 'Real issues are with: - Infrastructure systems - Legacy systems Not with PC's 'Major corporations are in panic... in a rush...spending bullions of dollars... Simpson: 'you have to have a plan B' 'PC not a real problem. You can download patches for the BIOS 'Legacy and and infrastructure systems are the real problem. Let's keep on the important track and concentrate on this' Finkelstein: stating B*S about embedded systems. Does not understand the issue IMO .... cnn.com ______ community.cnn.com@@.ee8bb10 On the Friday, July 10, 1998 edition of Q&A with Riz Khan: Millenium Bug: Real or Rip-off It's coming. The year 2000 is just eighteen months away. Many personal computer users, and small to large scale computer-using companies fear the so-called millenium computer bug; what is it? Will we all catch it? More importantly, is the bug cause for concern, is it real? Some say the computer millenium bug is nothing more than a hoax, a very profitable one at that. What do you think? Do you expect your computer to crash when the clock turns January 1, 2000? We'll debate the Millenium Computer Bug: Real or Rip-off. Friday Q&A. Be sure to vote on our Quick Vote question at the bottom of this page, and do submit questions and comments now. Send your comments to: cnni@turner.com Post your thoughts on our Year 2000 bug message board. Chat in our Q&A chat room Fax your comments to: 1-404-827-4056 Comments posted here will be reviewed by Q&A producers for possible inclusion on air during CNN International's Q&A.