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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (422)	8/23/1998 1:44:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 888

'....At a recent year-2000 seminar, Yourdon said: "I would not allow my family to be in New York City for millennium weekend. "I expect New York to resemble Beirut if even a subset of the Y2K infrastructure problems actually materialize." In an interview, Yourdon said, "I'll stand by that statement. I remember that in 1977 when the power went out, the looting started a few minutes later. "It's a likely reaction in any big city from a bunch of hungry, angry people. Think about it. It's the middle of winter, the lights will be out, there will be no elevators, no subways ... people will put up with that for about a day or two. "Beyond a few days, the situation could turn pretty ugly," Yourdon said. ... nypostonline.com