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To: TEDennis who wrote (9375)	11/20/1998 3:08:00 PM
From: Clyde Stone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10903

L@@Ks like your in trouble Alan.....

To: TEDennis who wrote (9375)	11/20/1998 4:59:00 PM
From: Alan Coccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10903

Bob Bemer: I guess my less than gracious comment would get your attention. It was meant in regard to the responses to the many callers questions - not to you as an individual. Now that we got that part out of the way... I think you neither downplayed nor overhyped the problem. I think the overall message of the Y2K problem was totally lost within the format provided. The entire Y2K subject has a "fuzzy" meaning to most of the population as I think was demonstrated from the callers. Of course, the hosts didn't help you much with their constant distractions. Mind you, I'm a layman within this topic myself and I just didn't grasp the problem at hand based on the discussions heard during that program. You summed up the problem very well by asking, "Is my short story plot thin?" Yes. Perhaps I'm wrong but I think the audience for that type show is not composed of professionals within the area of your expertise. Therefore, an overview of the significance of the problem combined with the potential problems that might be seen by the listeners would be in order. I suppose that's why there were so many lights lit on the station's switchboard as you describe. We (well, I) am aware of your background but although the hosts provided many instances of describing you as "the father of computing" (Did that make you smile?), it had nothing to do with our Y2K problem. The callers wanted to know how this situation affected their lives, de Jager and Gartner notwithstanding. The lady with the elevator problem was asking in a more general way whether Y2K would have an effect on her apartment building. She was looking for general information concerning her elevators, water system and other systems providing comfort to her life-style. The answer needed was an layman's explanation of embedded systems and how they may affect all of her surroundings. That would have helped her and me and, perhaps, thousands of other listeners. The hosts did not help you out with some of their inane comments and this distracted you from providing the necessary replies. The guy that kept plugging Delta throughout your interview was a putz too. In short, you were not impressive because the subject and ensuing discussion were not guided well by the show's hosts. Tell me the problem, why it exists, how it will affect my life and what I should be doing about it. Those are the key elements in a Y2K discussion before the general public. Easy huh? Please accept my apologies if my earlier comments were taken as a personal disparagement of your interview. They were not meant that way. By the way, how many other companies in addition to "Delta" are signed up with Bigisoft? Alan