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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (3871)	2/14/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

Frankly speaking: Your best friend www2.idg.com.au >>>>BOSTON - If you thought we were already hip-deep in Y2K-related baloney, better brace yourself. After years of denying that year 2000 will cause any problems for their computer systems, lots of IT people have now realised that almost anything can be blamed on the millennium bug. Suddenly, instead of a threat, Y2K is everybody's best friend.<<<<

To: John Mansfield who wrote (3871)	2/14/1999 2:50:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

Y2K expert: Power, planes, banks won't fail >>>>>Much of doomsday talk about computer problem comes from those with 'an axe to grind'<<<<< ottawacitizen.com >>>>Canadians should not be worried about being left in the cold on New Year's Day 2000, said a prominent Y2K guru. "I believe, personally, there will be no power disruptions in North America because (no problems) have been found," Peter de Jager said yesterday, referring to the so-called Y2K bug, the computer glitch that analysts fear will hit at the turn of the millennium. <<<