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To: Silver Knife who wrote (29275)3/5/1999 8:53:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 31646
 
64 days have gone by since January 1, 1999 and No major crashes.

star-telegram.com

>>>>The world apparently sailed through the first days of 1999 with only scattered mistakes by computers confused by the approaching Year 2000 -- an outcome that added to growing optimism about the chances of avoiding widespread disruptions 51 weeks from now. <<<<


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64 days have gone by since January 1, 1999 and No major crashes.



To: Silver Knife who wrote (29275)3/5/1999 9:58:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 31646
 
List of Y2K Failures which have recently occurred
greenspun.com
With documentation of sources - 27 pages

- NY auto sticker shock
- Australian hospitals
- Embedded chip locks out workers
- Taxis bugged by Y2K
- Stockholm Sweden's Arlanda airport
- Consumer - Prescriptions/Insurance
- Embedded Systems within an IV drip unit Shut down at 98-99 rollover
- Generator temperature control system at a power plant in the United Kingdom
ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL FAILURES