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

To: Ken Salaets who wrote (4233)	3/1/1999 6:14:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

Y2K could affect New England like a blizzard, officials said 02/26/99 fosters.com Average citizens will be faced with non-life-threatening inconveniences like defunct garage door openers, thermostats, home security systems, cell phones and beepers. Coffee makers and fax machines with timers, as well as VCRs, may also quit working correctly. The problem is with computers — even tiny ones that run household electronics — that have been programmed to recognize only the last two digits of a date, like "98" for "1998." Next year, when the year is 2000, some of them may fail to function if they read the date as "00." According to experts gathered Thursday, even cars that contain date-sensitive computer chips may flash maintenance warning lights, and some sprinklers, fire alarms, gasoline pumps and elevators could freeze up.... - - - - - - - - - - - - - I guess I was wrong, those home appliances may be affected after all.....this article is only days old......That's it, I'm moving to the hills.......I was wrong.......I love ya guys......

To: Ken Salaets who wrote (4233)	3/1/1999 6:17:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

How many computers do you have...2, 3 , 5? How many apps running on your computers...2-3? I run 80 programs / applications (on one computer)....bugs happen all the time. How many viruses have you run into? I am up to 6, and that's very low, some people I know have had a hell of allot more than that. Even my small network at home, 5 computers now, has bugs, computers need to be rebooted, apps need to be patched, if I was runing Unix, I guess I wouldn't have so many problems....have 10's of thousands of dollars in Windows programs, can't afford to upgrade at the present to a more stable system. You know dick about computers right? Yes Ken, BUGS happen everyday...part of life in the 20th and 21st century!!!!