Re: Help! --The Year 2000 is Coming !

[Les Fraley <les@lamar.ColoState.EDU>]

Joyce,
  All Macintosh users can relax.  The problem was taken care of from the
git-go.  And, as far as I can determine, there is no problem with any Mac
software.  Too bad that MSDOS/Gates people were not as forward looking
(for quality, that is, not money).
Cheers,
Les Fraley
les@lamar.colostate.edu

On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Joyce Davis wrote:

> Radsafers,
>    I am putting together an article for the HPS Newsletter on
> how the Millennium Bug may affect HP (and allied arts and
> sciences). For those who aren't yet "Year 2000"  (Y2k)
> savvy:  there is a generic problem with older computer
> programs, including microprocessors, that used only two
> digits to represent years instead of four, resulting in the year
> 2000 being perceived as 1900 by the program and possible
> shutdown or malfunction of the associated equipment. 
> Governments and industries worldwide are recognizing this
> as a problem and starting to address it.  (There are several
> good web sites on the subject)  There's a deadline here that
> can't be slipped.  
> I would appreciate input from folks in all areas of the
> profession on the results of Y2K hazards assessments, how
> you are preparing for the Year 2000, and what problems have
> arisen.  ALso, what sort of contingency planning is being
> done? (Some are predicting major problems in the electricity
> grid and the phone system).  Thanks for your help.
> 
> Joyce Davis
> joyced@dnfsb.gov
>