Re: Y2K - a lesson for Rail.

[Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au>]

Michael Kurkowski wrote:

> Well, we could build a railway to the moon! I can see it now, Herald Sun
> will read "4D lands on moon, in a project that has saved it from scrapping
> on earth" :)

The moon, thats still not quite far enuff away for the 4D.. maybe when we
build the track and send it on its inaugural journey.. we can decommision the
points connecting it with earth and just leave it out there to float in
space...

>
>
> Ah wel, dream on :)
>

Good Dream.. thanks for sharing it..

>
> Michael.
>
> >THE CLASSIC example of what can be achieved was the US program to send a
> >man to the moon & back by the end of the 60's.
> >
> >> >Y2K was a real problem!  BUT...
> >> >
> >> >Companies and pollies got worried, money was spent, systems analysed,
> >> >problem systems replaced or corrected, testing, legal threats, more
> >> >testing,
> >> >new/fixed systems implemented. All in two to three years.
> >> >
> >> >Could the same be done for rail!!!!
>
> >> What part do you want fixed?
>
> --
> Michael Kurkowski
> Email: mk@netstra.com.au
> Website: http://www.netstra.com.au/~mk
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> Telephone: 0416-044-124
>
> What is the point of having quotes at the end of your .sig?

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Thanks,

Tony Gatt.

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