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

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5216)	4/3/1999 2:24:00 AM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Canada, New York pass initial Y2K test FRIDAY April 2, 1999 wichitaeagle.com >>One of the first critical dates of the millennium bug -- the April 1 start of fiscal year 2000 in Canada and New York state -- passed with barely a hitch Thursday, offering a small but encouraging sign of progress in repairing the computer glitch known as Y2K.<<

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5216)	4/3/1999 3:07:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

U.S. Military Wages War on New Enemy: Y2K U.S. armed forces have already learned a tragic lesson about what can happen when highly computerized weaponry malfunctions or personnel fail to move fast enough to correct computer glitches. An after-action analysis blamed a computer glitch for the failure during the Persian Gulf War to shoot down the Iraqi Scud missile that slammed into the Army barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Because two computer clocks were not synchronized, the radar system computer did not communicate with the fire-control computer. The Scud attack killed 28 American soldiers, the largest single American loss in the war. Software to correct the clock problem was available but not installed. latimes.com LA TIMES - April 2, 1999 How sad and unnecessary. I didn't realize this until now. Cheryl

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5216)	4/3/1999 3:08:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

"In Britain the Army is on standby, as it is in Ireland, France, Germany and Canada. I understand President Clinton will put the Army on standby in the US in July." - Mr Harvey, the [New Zealand] Labour Party's new president ... A [New Zealand] Defence Force spokesman, Wing Commander John Seward, said troops had been advised some months ago to consider taking holidays before December 27 in case they might be needed to support millennium "activities." nzherald.co.nz Cheryl

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5216)	4/3/1999 3:10:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

Australia's Y2K Repair Cost Estimate Rises 60% in just One Month "The $19 billion estimate from the Australian Bureau of Statistics is 60 per cent higher than its estimate released just a month ago and almost double the most recent private-sector projections of $10 billion. . . . " "The sudden change in the ABS estimates for Y2K expenditure, which followed a review of the assumptions used, has not been the subject of a public release, but the new information is available on request. . . " afr.com.au Cheryl