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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5225)	4/3/1999 3:20:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

Mini-triumph for Bug catchers as 00 ticks in Saturday 3 April 1999 theage.com.au

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5225)	4/3/1999 4:35:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

RUPERT Murdoch's News Corporation today delivered a stark warning on the potential impact of the millennium bug ... Although News, which takes in BSkyB and The Times newspaper, is confident its own computer systems will be able to cope, it warns that failures from third parties, on which the group is heavily dependent, could leave it heavily exposed to disruption. "At risk" operations include satellite transmission and communications systems, which would hit its television networks and cable services. The group warned Y2K failures could interfere with critical systems in areas such as the production and distribution of films and home videos. Publishing and magazines may be affected by disruption to supplies of paper. A task force is working on contingency plans. But News warned that should the group or its suppliers fail to beat the bug in time, "we could experience significant difficulty in producing and delivering products and services and conducting our business in the Year 2000 as we have in the past" ... thisislondon.co.uk TIME MAGAZINE (March 15) Subscribers: In the event that we are unable to effect the delivery of your subscription to Time magazine for any reason beyond our control, our obligation is limited to the resumption of your subscription when we are able to do so. If we remain unable to resume delivery within 24 calendar months from the date of interruption, we will have no further obligation under your subscription agreement." Message 8290729 This warning hasn't been there in the past. Cheryl

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5225)	4/4/1999 8:02:00 PM
From: David Eddy	Respond to of 9818

Cheryl - SBA Small Business Y2K Remediation Bill becomes law AKA S314. Hot damn! That was quick. I think the Senate read & voted on that bill on 2 March. For the House to then pass it & Clinton to sign it (assuming I read that link right) in 30 days is lightening fast. Sure hope it does some good. BTW... I put my two cents on the table for the Senate Committee on Small Business y2ktimebomb.com To feel that perhaps I had a hand in getting Congress to open the check book for a potential $500,000,000 loan program just when they're drooling over this fantasy of a budget surplus, I find strangely delightful in a twisted sort of way. - David