Re: No Y2k Bug

[David McLoughlin <davemcl@AXE*THISiprolink.co.nz>]

Daniel Bowen wrote:
 
> The fact that virtually nothing has happened actually goes to show that most
> of the governments and companies involved did take the time and spend the
> money to fix it. 

I am not saying that systems did not need checking and in some cases
updating, especially older ones. What I am going on about is the media
hype which claimed power, phones, the Internet, water supplies, ATMs,
aircraft, hospitals and all kinds of other places, machines and
infrastructure were going to fail at midnight, causing international
chaos and Armageddon for good measure due to the launch of Russia's
ICBMs.

The news media needs to be brought to account for promoting this
fantasy. 


My morning paper today is trying to slide out of the doomsday stories it
was running only last week with a story trying to say "it still could
happen..."

David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand