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To: John Mansfield who wrote (107)	8/6/1998 12:58:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 151

Only about 6 months ago, Wired was absolutely ignoring the Y2k issue. They are stsrting to change; as can be seen in this article on the Gartner survey. Wired is one of the leading internet magazines. The internet and the PC hardware/software business community pretty much ignored the Y2k issue until only a few months ago. John ____ 'One potential trouble spot: the oil industry. The Middle East is far behind in addressing Y2K and half of the oil companies expected to experience at least one mission-critical failure. Problems were also noted in health care, education, semiconductor, chemical processing, agriculture, food processing, medical and law practices, construction, and government agencies. "The industries on which the world's economic infrastructure relies -- telecom, utilities, and transportation," Marcoccio said, are faring only slightly better. ... wired.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (107)	8/6/1998 2:58:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 151

Y2K Citizens Conference asked in the TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) Q&A Forum On September 26th in Washington D.C. there is going to be a conference on y2k. Speakers will include Hamaski, Cowles, Bruce Webster, Jim Lord and others. It promises to be very informative and helpful. Check it out for yourselves at y2krecovery.com This is the kind of thing you take unconvinced friends and family to help them understand how real this thing is. I am paying for three people myself so money will not be a problem. Asked by Robert Brown (peace2u@bellatlantic.net) on August 06, 1998. greenspun.com