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To: Math Junkie who wrote (4213)	4/1/1999 5:27:00 PM
From: Math Junkie	Respond to of 15132

*Y2K REPRIEVE* The Association for Computing Machinery today announced that the fears of widespread computer malfunctions on 1/1/2000 are actually misplaced, and are a result of public misunderstanding of computer nomenclature. "The problem arose because, in the software business, the abbreviation K actually means 1024, or 2 to the 10th power, not 1000. Thus, 'Y2K' actually means the year 2048, giving the industry 48 more years to deal with the problem", said a spokesman.