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

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5870)	5/29/1999 11:59:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

<<"Did you catch "60 MINUTES" this past weekend">> No! And if it had started while watching TV I would have changed the channel. I work with this stuff 50++ hours a week and try to forget about it on the weekends.. <<"Guess I just see this as a more serious than you do.">> Possibly you do as I work with it every day. Chips are the biggest problem.. HVACs etc. Most everything has a workaround to function at least in reduced capacity but all known will be or have been replaced in most organizations/companies. Finding controls such as Johnson DSC 8500s (these will not work and must be replaced--- avg cost $1450 parts & labor) are easy to spot-- you just have to know what you are looking for. Nearly everyone who has this type of equipment is aware of what they need to do. Many agencies have different F/Y dates beginning in Sept. Try a subscription to Federal Computer Week. It talks of the problem areas and what is still to be done. There will be problems. The world will not end! We will survive. Be ready but no one can prepare for all that is predicted and nearly all will be a waste of time and resouces but prepareation is needed for a short period. Those preparing for the worst for months would be better off with plan B --- like a relative in another area for a SHORT period.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5870)	5/30/1999 7:27:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Y2K - Authority Ed Yourdon Says Sayonara To Y2K Wars << The time has come for me to say goodbye to Y2K. I'm removing the Y2K articles, links, and resources from my web site, and dropping off the Y2K radar screen. Y2K has been part of my life since early 1995 and has occupied nearly every waking moment since the summer of 1997 -- and while it will continue to have a significant impact on my personal and family life, I no longer plan to play a public role. I realize that this may raise some questions, and perhaps cause some commentary and debate, and I've attempted to answer the more obvious questions below. Why? Why Now? No, I haven't been abducted by aliens. I haven't been kidnapped by the CIA or the mysterious people in black helicopters. I haven't been threatened by the FBI. I haven't been bribed by banks or the government (or anyone else). There is nothing deep, dark, or mysterious about my decision. I simply feel that I've done everything I can do to raise the alarm about Y2K. I've co-authored two books, written dozens of articles and essays, spoken at hundreds of seminars, conferences, meetings, and gatherings. I could continue doing the same thing, over and over again, but I would be repeating myself. More important, I would be preaching to the choir; those whose opinion and outlook on Y2K are compatible with mine would nod their head in agreement, and those whose opinion and outlook are incompatible with mine would shake their head in disbelief, just as they have for the past four years ... cont'd ... >> yourdon.com