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Technology Stocks : 2000 Date-Change Problem: Scam, Hype, Hoax, Fraud -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Wexler who wrote (797)	7/28/1998 12:01:00 PM
From: ScatterShot	Respond to of 1361

Bill, I follow most of the Y2K threads here just to be informed & maybe (remotely) make some sense of it all. I am quite aware of your position on the issue and want to know what you think of the likelihood of it starting to be a self fulfilling prophecy: enough people concerned that they cause shortages in food, gas, supplies prior to 1/1/00. ref the following post: Message 5325823 "Food for thought: The real problem will be realized long before the calendar flips to 2000. People reacting to all of the potential Y2K scenarios will create most of the initial problems."

To: Bill Wexler who wrote (797)	7/28/1998 6:41:00 PM
From: Scarecrow	Respond to of 1361

Dear Mr. Wexler, Much as I try to find the facts to support your position, I have been unsuccessful. I, too, like to think that 2000 is a all a hoax. Are all the scientists at the Federation of American Scientists clueless, crooked, evil, uninformed, stupid, mentally retarded or what? fas.org Salome

To: Bill Wexler who wrote (797)	8/7/1998 11:17:00 PM
From: David Eddy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1361

Bill - The Y2K hoax continues to disappoint doomsday investors. I'll grant you that there's been considerable room to slip some less than entirely savory 'investments' onto the table while flying the Y2K label... However, I'm still unclear as to whether or not you separate the reality (or not) of the Y2K problem from the Y2K stock story. This inquiring mind would love to know. As always, my position is that we have a major problem on our hands for the fundamental reason that when counting with two digit numbers, there is no number after 99. Period. Full STOP! And then factor in the reality that software projects have an abysmal track record for being delivered on time and with promised/expected functionality. (I won't even stoop to consider budget expectations.) Back to you... <g> - David