While I have to agree that the Y2K version of "the sky is falling" overture
was much overplayed, there were many customers that I encountered who had
legitimate date handling problems that were brought to light by Y2K
investigations. Of course, much of that was related to poor design choices
made a number of days [or years or decades] prior to Y2K, but they would
have broken in many different ways with corresponding unaccpetable
results.
A lot of the cleanup forced by Y2K was long overdue and merely brought to
a
boil.
regards all,
Kerry Liles
"jk" <*axy*@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Björn,
> not just computer companies, all the media, governments, scientists
(thank
> god they have now the climate-crisis) , all programmers,
systems-analists
> and all their managers and secreataries, and what have you, did.
>
> only a handful of smart and alert ordinary guys did not ...
>
> jk
>
> "Gosi" <gosinn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Feb 27, 12:07 pm, "jk" <*a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
>>> The worries did start in 1997, the first year after the last leapyear:
>>> THE
>>> MILLENNIUM crisis - for god's sake - they really got worried ...!!
>
>> I am not sure who they were.
>> You are probable refering to innocent computer customers.
>>I do know there were a lot of so called experts trying to sell their
>> services and new equipment and used FUD as usual.
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