> Steve, you suggested:
>
> >Folks find comfort in companies stating "99%" y2k ready,
> >but I sure won't drive a car that was 99% "ready". If that 1% of
> >"unreadiness" represented the fuel pump, we ain't goin' nowhere! It can
> >be fixed, but what if the parts store can't find the right fuel pump
> >because of some other y2k problem in their system? You can soon see the
> >domino effect.
>
> What would this two-digit date-programming error have to do with the
> fuel pump on a car? Is there a car being manufactured that is
> programmed so that if it gets confused about the date it--what,
> explodes? Stops running? Makes the brakes fail? Heads immediately for
> the nearest tree at 60 mph to put itself out of its misery?
sorry for not being clear with my example of the car. the answer to all the
above question is, no. Y2K won't cause any problems in cars.
I'll state it another way. If a company that produces X product is 99% Y2K
compliant and that 1% is the phone system, that company will be in trouble.
they might get the phones up and running in a day or so, but what if it lasts
a week? who knows?
I personally don't like the "snow storm" effect that so many are promoting. I
think Y2K will be a nuisance all next year in various aspects of our lives.
Hey, but who really knows??? In a month we'll sure know more than now.
Steve Groff
"Enhancing the Environment" http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/
Cedar Meadow Farm
679 Hilldale Road
Holtwood, PA 17532 USA
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