Y2K

Dec. 31, 1999. Y2K - Are we ready? As December runs down to its end, somehow the threat seems to have vanished. People I know who have bought up storage food have slacked off.
The day dawns: First report from an island out somewhere in the dark Pacific midnight.
“Nice day, and our computers still work.”
“How many computers do you have?”
“Two - but they’re both working fine.”
Well, so far so good; of course the corrolary to that is that there are only two computers working in the world right now - just like the IBM president forecast many years ago..
Midnight finds our computer still working well, our lights still on, the TV is still transmitting and receiving what appears to be a full package. We finallly head off to bed.
Next morning I walk out onto the deck - Happy New Year! And welcome to Faux Millenium! Looks like any other morning I have ever known.
Tepredaciously I turn on the computer - it works! How nice.

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