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To: Textide
I breathed a sigh of relief and had a silent thanks to the hard work done. While there were some that mocked, I was a member of an email exchange where I would get daily emails. The header for New Years Day was dated "January 1, 1900".

And no, it wasn't a joke. Just an example of the trouble if the work hadn't been done.

32 posted on 12/23/2019 9:57:17 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: Tench_Coxe

Agreed. The Y2K problem was both very real and also way overhyped. I had to do a lot of coding, testing, evaluation of old code, and documenting of Y2K preparedness. There were lots of things I and others had to fix. But nothing that would automatically launch nuclear missiles, forget mortgage balances, or can the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. :)


41 posted on 12/23/2019 10:18:57 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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