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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4509)	3/11/1999 2:31:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

According to Peter de Jager, Jan 01, 1999 was the date problems would start show up. NOTHING of importance happened. Then we had the airline booking problem that was the first major test for Y2K, that came and passed...NOTHING HAPPENED. Now Peter de Jager, the Y2K expert is not so concerned about Y2K. year2000.com Peter de Jager's Bio: year2000.com Then we had the large test in Toronto....NOTHING HAPPENED Ontario Hydro tests Y2K Readiness Message 8191659 Oil Industry and Y2K...."We're not finding the embedded chip failures that we thought we had." Message 7971691 Now we are coming into the next "first alert" dates, and what is going to happen? I believe just a bunch of bugs that will be over reported in the media.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4509)	3/11/1999 3:51:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

' If there is panic in 1999 because of Y2K fears, will that cause problems? Of course. By definition any kind of panic is not a good thing. But is it possible for Y2K panic to be as big a problem as Y2K computer failures? Don't make me laugh. Y2K panic will not cause oil refinery production to grind to a halt Y2K panic will not cause air traffic control radar screens to go blank Y2K panic will not cause phone networks to go dead Y2K panic will not cause medical devices to malfunction, putting patients lives at risk Y2K panic will not cause trucks, trains, and ships to stand still Y2K panic will not cause 911 emergency services to fail Y2K panic will not cause water and sewer systems to malfunction Y2K panic will not cause food processing plants to shut down Y2K panic will not cause government services to be paralyzed Y2K panic will not cause welfare and food stamps to be late, sparking riots Y2K panic will not cause our high-tech Defense Department to suddenly become impotent Y2K panic will not cause Communist China's WWII-vintage military to suddenly become the strongest force on earth Y2K panic will not cause the electric power grid to fail By far the most dangerous problem with Y2K is flawed computer code michaelhyatt.com