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Y2K - Year 2000
Y2K - Head in the Sand Sites
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Financial Industry Y2K - Y2K Doom and Gloom sites
Apocalypse When? - from Upside: "Are we truly headed for a computer bug-induced societal meltdown? Hardly."
Bonkers
Over Y2K - column from the Washington Post: The Year 2000 (or Y2K) Problem is a
glitch that makes computers confused about the correct date. It has also caused worries
that are now blossoming into full-blown, completely unwarranted hysteria.
Daily Fix: Talking 'Bout Preparation
- from ZD Net: "Helping Y2K neophytes
over the terror hump."
Duh-2000 - site features a monthly
contest for the stupidest thing said about the Year 2000 problem.
Economic
Dissension - Are the potential economic effects of the Y2K fix overblown?
CIO Enterprise Magazine hosts a virtual roundtable of three leading economists,
Stephen Roach, Garth Saloner and Edward Yardeni who offer sharply contrasting views.
It's Time to Inspire Confidence in Computing - from Aaron
Goldberg, executive vice president of Ziff Davis Market Intelligence: "there has been
precious little Y2K mass-market reporting from knowledgeable IT professionals who know the
score. Most companies are reluctant to make external pledges or set expectations in the
event that something bad does happen--and low-end lawyers come after them with
lawsuits."
It’s Y1K All
Over Again - the “millennium bug” (aka
Y2K) will prove to be the standard against which all other overhype is measured.
Only Minor Effects Are Expected from the Year-2000 Conversion - from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Professional Forecasters.
Please Panic Early - from The Economist, a relatively optimistic view of the Y2K problem.Welcome to the Y2K Big Top - official Y2K skeptic's home page.
Will your car start on 1/1/2000? - site will pay $100 (USD) to the first person who can provide verifiable evidence of a stock passenger vehicle that will not start and run on January 1, 2000, due solely to year 2000 related issues.
What the experts think - a list of individuals that are the most widely quoted authorities on "year 2000" issues. A short biographical background and statement provided by the individual is shown.. Rankings are based on the extensive monitoring of the forums, web sites, newsletters, published articles and books, and in most cases, personal contact with the individuals, by Russ Kelly.
Year 2000 bug won’t bite hard - there will be no global catastrophe or economic downturn brought about by the millennium bug, writes Jonathan Lambeth. This is the upbeat conclusion of research group IDC, presenting to IT managers and vendors at its annual European Forum this week.
Year 2000 hype is relentless - from the San Francisco Examiner: "As big as the Y2K problems and its costs may appear, they pale in comparison to the hype that surrounds them - hype of such legendary proportion that it produces its own market, luring the hapless and paranoid to pricey and gratuitous solutions."8 Myths about the Millenium Bug - from CNET, a series of articles addressing Y2K issues.
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