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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5363)	4/7/1999 11:02:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5363)	4/7/1999 11:07:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

NEW D.C. COMPUTER SYSTEM STARTS OFF WITH A GLITCH About 30 Employees Are Overpaid; Checks to 300 Others Inexplicably Delayed ''Yesterday's first round of payroll checks on the new Y2K-compliant system was six years in the making. The computer program that previously kept track of payroll and personnel for the District's 32,000 employees was first installed in 1972, relying on 1960s technology. The equipment was so old that replacement parts were no longer manufactured and technicians had to cannibalize parts from other equally antiquated machines." .... "Andrews said he was on the phone to the credit union all day, as calls streamed into his office and other agencies, to help ensure that the bank didn't bounce any checks and that no charges or penalties would be brought against the affected D.C. employees. By late yesterday afternoon, Andrews was assured by the bank that the checks were deposited in city employee accounts." ... "The next round of payroll checks cut by the new system will be in about a month, Andrews said." search.washingtonpost.com Cheryl