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To: John Mansfield who wrote (4352)	3/6/1999 2:34:00 AM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

The Y2K Tug March 5, 1999 By Joseph Keating, Enterprise zdnet.com >>>>Thanks to the efforts of numerous individuals, the Y2K Bug's legacy will not be chaos but rather a better understanding of IT's value to companies and improved future shareholder returns. Companies of all types — and their investors — should prosper as a result.<<<<

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4352)	3/6/1999 8:03:00 AM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 9818

The first of many stories I'm certain on yesterday's y2k global implications hearing. Read the part about the Panama Canal closely. (I don't recall hearing this in the testimony though I missed a few minutes at the beginning.) For those of you who don't know what the canal does and how it does it...well, it may not mean much. Suffice it to say that it is a VERY important link in global trade. That one sentence bothered me a great deal. My father, a retired USN officer, would have one word for this: FUBAR. wichitaeagle.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4352)	3/6/1999 10:55:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

GEEZ - I didn't realize this. Remember Senator Bennett and his 40 percent prediction the grid would fail in 2000 last June? Heck in their latest Senate report* they state on page 153 (Appendix 1):* "However, 56% of the nation's 3,200 electric utilities have yet to complete the most difficult phase of remediation and testing with less than 5 months to go to NERC's self-imposed deadline of June 30, 1999. The report indicates that several utilities will not make this deadline, including one-third of the nuclear power-generation facilities." *I just printed out the Senate's Y2K report on Utilities. It's VERY alarming.* I'm sending a copy to my dad. senate.gov No wonder they're doing this ... Electric industry in North America is preparing to conduct a Y2K drill on April 9,1999. The purpose of the drill is to prepare for operation with limited voice and data communications ... FROM NERC "The April 9 drill is intended to instill public confidence through success and at the same time be a real test of our ability to operate with limited communications capabilities ..." "Do not make the drill to complex. We want to have a successful and meaningful story for publication ..." Message 8148636 Cheryl:-(