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

To: Ron Everest who wrote (2974)	12/21/1998 2:41:00 PM
From: Eski	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

There will be alot of people feeling real silly on Jan 1, 2000 when when society as a whole continues to function normal and their sitting 6 months to a year of food supplies in their garage. Well they can always donate it to the poor. Not saying that there won't be some type's of interruptions and minor problems but don't believe there will be masses food shortages like the gloom and doomer are predicting. Eski

To: Ron Everest who wrote (2974)	12/21/1998 10:21:00 PM
From: RagTimeBand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Ron >>Set my computer clock to 12-31-1999 and let 01-01-2000 occur and found that I could operate as normal. Does anyone know if this is a valid test?<< Here are the tests you need to perform and instructions for how to perform them: tyler.net Scroll down to about midpage. Emory

To: Ron Everest who wrote (2974)	12/21/1998 10:31:00 PM
From: David Eddy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Ron - Set my computer clock to 12-31-1999 and let 01-01-2000 occur and found that I could operate as normal. Does anyone know if this is a valid test? It's ONE test that shows how the clock works. You've also got to look at the applications that you use. If you depend upon any sort of business oriented application (like accounting, inventory, subscriptions, renewals, etc.) that look into the future & past, then you'd better dig deeper than just the clock. If you're still blissfully running Quicken v1.0, now's a great time to upgrade. Do keep in mind that (assuming you actually depend on the computer form something greater than word processing) that the hardware & operating system are just two components. - David