Survey time: what's the view on the looming Y2K problem -- some folks are predicting catastophic shutdowns of vitals services while others say it will only be a minor problem inside the next 12 months.
For those who don't know, Y2K refers to the "mellennium bug" where computer systems are unable to recognize the Year 2000 causing problems with a time/date based computer systems and networks.
Ross Anderson of Cambridge University's computer security division says, "Next year we will see periods of calm broken by occasional news stories predicting computer systems failures." He adds, "My own feeling is that around August or September panic will start, with hoarding of food, weapons and bank notes. Then the whole thing becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."
We talk here of being prepared! What's the take on Y2K? At least if technology as we know it goes belly up, we'll be armed!
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[This message has been edited by Blade (edited 14 December 1998).]
For those who don't know, Y2K refers to the "mellennium bug" where computer systems are unable to recognize the Year 2000 causing problems with a time/date based computer systems and networks.
Ross Anderson of Cambridge University's computer security division says, "Next year we will see periods of calm broken by occasional news stories predicting computer systems failures." He adds, "My own feeling is that around August or September panic will start, with hoarding of food, weapons and bank notes. Then the whole thing becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."
We talk here of being prepared! What's the take on Y2K? At least if technology as we know it goes belly up, we'll be armed!

-->BLADE
[This message has been edited by Blade (edited 14 December 1998).]