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

To: Brian Adler who wrote (4211)	3/1/1999 1:49:00 AM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Recession no, challenge yes March 1, 1999 brw.com.au >>>"You can be assured that if a worldwide recession happens next year, Y2K will be blamed for it. But who can say that it wasn't the Asia crisis that started the ball rolling?"<<<< A balanced article and it even has some alarm in there about embedded chips... Did you ever see my Y2K worry scale? It hasn't moved: unicus.com

To: Brian Adler who wrote (4211)	3/1/1999 7:35:00 AM
From: Howard Clark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Nothing new here. Mainstream organizations such as FEMA and the American Red Cross have been advocating this level of preparation all along. Stocking up on a few days worth of food and supplies is a far cry from hoarding gold and guns and building a bunker in the hills. The senators report may make the issue more visible to the public, though, which is a good thing. If people do their stocking up gradually over the next 10 months, there shouldn't be any panic or shortages. This issue is more mainstream than ever as of today, the denial may be over soon. Here's today's AP headlines: Americans Urged To Stock Up Before Y2K Strikes By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans should prepare for the year 2000 computer bug like they would a hurricane, by stocking up on canned food and bottled water in case vital services are cut off, senators leading a congressional study of the problem said Sunday. ...