61. Eye On Y2K On OJR: Millennial Law Enforcement: Y2K Terror As The FBI Confronts A Given the paranoia surrounding the millennium and y2k, officials and law enforcementagencies need to think very hard about how their statements and actions http://ojr.usc.edu/content/y2k_eyeony2k.cfm?ID=305

62. Y2K, A New Law Contents. y2k, a New law. Ken Hanna, OIT Year 2000 Coordinator http//www.umn.edu/oit/year2000.Mitigation..and then Litigation? One http://www1.umn.edu/oit/newsletter/0299-itn/y2k.html

February 1999, Vol.3 No.11 Information Technology Newsletter February Table of Contents Y2K, a New Law Ken Hanna, OIT Year 2000 Coordinator http://www.umn.edu /oit/year2000 Mitigation..and then Litigation? One of the realities of the year 2000 issue is that there is a great potential for lawsuits. In our increasingly litigious society the often-quoted prediction of a decade of litigation after January 1, 2000 seems believable. This possibility has not been lost on companies; and there has, therefore, been a reduced amount of information companies have been willing to make available on product readiness. Maybe things will change. The New Law In October, President Clinton signed a new law called the "Year 2000 Information Readiness and Disclosure Act." One of the intentions of the new law is to promote disclosure and exchange of information regarding year 2000 issues. To accomplish this, the idea is to raise the bar (no pun intended) for the use of year 2000 statements as evidence in a law suit, so long as certain legal tests are met. There are various exclusions and provisions of the law, and only a couple of them are covered below. The complete text of the law is available at: http://www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/mks /yr2000/hill/s2392es.htm

63. Trinidadlaw.com | Y2K And The Law a perspective on several legal issues arising out of the y2k challenge. Formingpart of a broader series on Information Technology and the law they were http://www.trinidadlaw.com/Y2K/content.html

In these articles Christopher Hamel-Smith provides a perspective on several legal issues arising out of the Y2K challenge. Forming part of a broader series on "Information Technology and the Law" they were first published in the "Business Guardian" over the period June 10, 1999 to September 9, 1999. Additionally, in the final article "Y2K- Some Taxing Questions" Myrna Robinson-Walters TABLE OF CONTENTS Y2K Legal Risks Focusing Y2K Efforts Y2K And Relationships With Key Business Partners Y2K Communications With Third Parties ... Charity E-mail: mhs@trinidadlaw.com IMPORTANT NOTICE : Trinidadlaw.com contains general information about doing business in Trinidad and Tobago. Nothing in these pages constitutes legal advice. Always consult a suitable qualified lawyer on any legal problem or issue. As a service to you, we also provide numerous links to other web sites. We have no control over such sites and are in no way responsible for their contents.

64. Internet Legal Resource Guide Year 2000 law Deskbook by Jeff Jinnett, Lisa Jo Greene. Written by attorneys ofthe y2k Practice Group of the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene MacRae, LLP. http://www.ilrg.com/store/y2k.html

Welcome to the Internet Legal Resource Guide 238 nations, islands, and territories , as well as more than 850 locally stored web pages and downloadable files, this site was established in 1995 to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America . Designed for everyone, lay persons and legal scholars alike, it is quality controlled to include only the most substantive legal resources online. All Areas of ILRG ALL ACADEMIA Law Journals Law Outlines Law Schools Law Students Pre-Law ALL PROFESSIONAL Associations CLE Experts Forms Local Archive Forms Web Index Law Firm Database Practice Areas ALL GOVERNMENT World Index Australia Canada U.K. U.S. Federal U.S. State Governments Legal Profession ILRG Legal Forms Archive A locally maintained archive of more than eighty legal forms. Keyword searchable. America's Largest 250 Law Firms Visit the web sites of the largest 250 law firms in the United States. Compiled by the New York Law Publishing Company, this listing of law firms is known as the National Law Journal 250 ILRG Web Index Off-site web resources indexed.

65. ILRG Y2K Index Study Abroad Prelaw Rankings Profession Associations CLE Corporations Experts Legal Forms Legal Topics lawyers/Firms NLJ250 y2k Other http://www.ilrg.com/subject/y2k/

Main Menu World Index USA Australia ... UK Academic: Law Journals Law Outlines Law Schools Law Students ... Rankings Profession: Associations CLE Corporations Experts ... Lawyers/Firms Other: Bookstore News Web Indices U.S. Statutes ... E-Mail This Page All Areas of ILRG ALL ACADEMIA Law Journals Law Outlines Law Schools Law Students Pre-Law ALL PROFESSIONAL Associations CLE Experts Forms Local Archive Forms Web Index Law Firm Database Practice Areas ALL GOVERNMENT World Index Australia Canada U.K. U.S. Federal U.S. State Governments ILRG Y2K Index Sample Instrument Sample Y2K Contract Language US Federal Government and Year 2000 Bank for International Settlements - Year 2000 DISA, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Year 2000 Home Page FAA Year 2000 Site FDIC Year 2000 Project ... Year 2000 Information from the Air Force Electronics Systems Center and MITRE Y2K International Index Australia Canada and Canada Alternate Finland France and France Alternate Germany Hong Kong Macau ... United Kingdom Organizations Year 2000 - The Millennium Problem from the British Computer Society Information Technology Association of America Year 2000 Buyer's Guide DISC British Standards Institution Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency of the U.K. ... Global Millennium Foundation (Canada) Audio Updates Y2K Update Report from Real Voices Online Publications with Y2K Sections 2k-Times (Magazine) Computer Information Centre Y2K CIO's Feature Forum - The Year 2000 Computer Currents Y2K Section Euro and Y2K Management and Y2K Free Downloadable Year 2000 Management Briefing for the PC Guidance for Businesses

66. Law Office Consulting - Dec. 1999 Tips Introduction. Well, here it is December 1999, and you have begun to thinkabout whether the y2k problem might affect your law practice. Yikes! http://www.lawofficeconsulting.com/tips1299.htm

December 1999 Tip of the Month: Y2K and Your Practice - It's Not Too Late by Larry C. Smith (The following is a summary of Larry Smith's December 2 presentation to a joint meeting of the Colorado Bar Association's Law Office Technology and Law Practice Management Committees, "Y2K and Your Practice: It's Not Too Late." For more details on the presentation, please contact us Introduction Your Hardware Your Software ... Additional Help Introduction Well, here it is December 1999, and you have begun to think about whether the Y2K problem might affect your law practice. Yikes! You mean you haven't given it much thought until now? Well, don't panic. This discussion will not address the legal issues that arise from the Y2K computer problem, nor will it address long-term strategic planning. Those sessions took place in 1998 and earlier this year. Instead, we'll discuss the last-minute issues you should consider in making your office Y2K-ready. Your Hardware It is important to understand that even if all your software is brand new, it still gets date information from the hardware. Check the BIOS chip.

67. How To Get Started On Y2K Debugging In The Law Office How to Get Started on y2k Debugging in the law Office. These programs,unfortunately, are not a cureall for a law firm's y2k worries. http://www.lacba.org/lalawyer/tech/comp1-99.html

How to Get Started on Y2K Debugging in the Law Office When it comes to checking for Y2K compliance, now is better than the next century By Daryl Teshima Daryl Teshima is the editor-in-chief of Legal Assistant Today and Law Office Computing, two bimonthly magazines published by James Publishing. He can be reached on the Internet at dteshima @netcom.com Some predict that the year 2000 (Y2K) problem will bring disaster. Others label it as a bogeyman in the service of technology consultants. To many lawyers, Y2K appears distant, remote, and trivial compared to the daily demands of judges, opposing counsel, and clients. Besides, most law firms do not employ mainframes-the computers most susceptible to the problem-but instead primarily use recently purchased personal computers and software. What if, however, a fraction of the predicted Y2K problems occur? Then attorneys could have a major and long-lasting office hangover after January 1, 2000. Besides computers and programs, Y2K can affect such office systems as telephones, voice mail, automated security, elevators, and anything else that relies on a microchip. For this reason, the estimated cost of dealing with Y2K in Europe and the United States is now $858 billion. Ignoring Y2K could have catastrophic consequences for a lawyer's practice. Y2K is one deadline that even judges cannot extend. A lawyer can, however, start debugging today. The Date Set Test A dramatic Y2K problem will occur if a computer's clock and operating hardware cannot recognize the correct date after December 31, 1999. Most applications rely on the computer's internal clock for the date and time. For example, if the operating hardware gives erroneous or unreadable date and time information to a calendar and datebook program, it will not work properly. Although most computers sold within the past three years do not have this problem, the average older PC-especially one still running DOS-may.

68. Y2K Plus Five--The Near Term Future Of Law Enforcement Therefore, it is my sense that y2k will pass without any serious problem for lawenforcement exceptperhapshow to pay for the overtime expended on a non http://www.neiassociates.org/y2k.htm

August 1999 Y2K Plus Five The Near Term Future of Law Enforcement by Edward J. Tully As we ease into a new century it is a good time to look at some trends in our society that are impacting law enforcement organizations and operations. As you know in a fast changing society, predicting the direction of trends is about as difficult as predicting the weather. However, if we limit our observations to the next few years, there is reasonable possibility of being accurateprovided that nothing unusual, unpredictable, or disastrous happens. The best prediction I can make with assurance is that several unforeseen events will occur which will alter the course of current trends. The purpose of this article, however, is not so that you can plan department strategies. Rather, its aim is to help us recognize the law enforcement issues that we need to discuss, observe, and more accurately identify. It is through the process of observation and discussion that we will more clearly define pertinent issues. At that time, we can then begin to devote appropriate resources to either blunt a negative trend or take advantage of a positive one to strengthen our operations and streamline our organizations. Overview Our increased professionalism in the past century is further evidenced by the significant elevation of employment standards; establishment of quality recruit training programs throughout North America; and the employment of a significant number of minorities. We have embraced new management techniques, modernized department management and operations through the use of high technology, and developed incredible new investigative techniques. We have reduced the number of the incidents that invite excessive force complaints and made strides in developing ways to control violent people without the use of deadly force. These are but a few examples of how our law enforcement agencies differ from those of a century or half century ago. By any professional standard, the record is indicative of how we have made significant progress.

69. Levin College Of Law Y2K Readiness Wordperfect 5.1+ for Dos, Corel Corporation, $, Must use 4 digit dates beyondY2K. last updated July 5th, 1999 by Keith Sanders, emailsanders@law.ufl.edu. http://lic.law.ufl.edu/~cmp/y2k/

Chart of Year 2000 software compliance as of Wednesday, December 29 th Product Name Publisher Name Compliant? (* - see notes field) Notes on Compliance or Sources of Documentation Yes No Other Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 Adobe, Inc. Version 3.X is Y2K compliant for both Windows 3.X and Win95 versions. http://www.adobe.com/newsfeatures/year2000/prodlist.html Alpha 4 ver. 4.0 Alpha Software As long as 4 digit dates are used, product is compliant. http://support.alphasoftware.com/alpha4/y2k.html Aladdin Stuffit Expander Aladdin Systems "Doesn't use date info in any way" and is therefore compliant. http://www.aladdinsys.com/faqs/gen3.html CheckCite 4.11 Lexis-Nexis Upgraded to version(s) 4.2.1 (dos), 6.2.1 (win31), and 7.1.1(win9x) in updated Lexis-Nexis Office software package. Now compliant per http://www.lexis-nexis.com/y2k/Productschedule.asp Conversions Plus Dataviz Product is compliant as long as file being converted uses 4 digit dates. http://www.dataviz.com/company/y2kcompliancy.html

70. Bounds Law Library -- "Focus On..." Exhibit -- Y2K CNN InDepth Specials - Looking at the y2k bug. UA Home Please email any comments,questions or suggestions for this website to cmiller@law.ua.edu. http://www.library.law.ua.edu/foarchiv/12_1999.htm

"Focus On..." Archive Worried about the possibility of societal breakdown? Salivating over the potential for litigation? Afraid you'll lose access to last semester's torts outlines? Start off your Y2K research with this collection of basic links. See if your computer is Y2K ready: Y2KBase.com - Y2K Compliance Database Computer Currents.com - Vendors' Y2K Sites Investigate Y2K legal issues: FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Y2K 2000Law.com - Year 2000 Liability Check on Y2K readiness in the U.S. and abroad: President's Council on Y2K Conversion - Final US Readiness Report US State Department - International Y2K Info For more Y2K info, see: CNN In-Depth Specials - Looking at the Y2K bug Return to Contents for Archive *Please Note: These "Focus On..." exhibits were designed only for temporary display and are no longer maintained. Many of the links may no longer work, and some of the information presented may be dated. Home ATTICUS Library Information Library Guides ... Special Collections Please email any comments, questions or suggestions for this website to cmiller@law.ua.edu

71. Y2K RESOURCES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY y2k Resources in the Philippines and worldwide. http://www.chanrobles.com/y2k.htm

Sponsored by: The ChanRobles Group Countdown to Year 2000 The Year 2000 One century consists of 100 years. One millennium is a period of 1,000 years. The year 2000 is actually the last year of the 20th century and of the second millennium. The start of the 21st century and the end of the 20th will be reached on January 1, 2001. The start of the third millennium and the end of the second will also be reached on the same date, January 1, 2001. This date is based on the universally recognized Gregorian calendar. Years in this calendar begin with the year one A.D. (January 1, 1 Anno Domini), not with the year zero. Main Index Philippine Y2K Resources Articles on Y2K Presidential Commission on Year 2000 Compliance [Executive Order No. 14 (August 19, 1998)] Philippine Commission on Year 2000 Compliance Official Website f Global Y2K Resources By Country United States Department of the Navy DISA, Joint Inter-Operability Test Command (JITC) FDIC's Year 2000 Glossary Federal Reserve Bank - Year 2000 Alert ... Year 2000 Information from the Air Force Electronics System Center Other Countries Australia Canada Finland France ... Year 2000.Com Bookstore

72. Y2K: PHILIPPINE POLICIES AND LAWS - CHAN ROBLES & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM This page features the full text of Executive Order No. 14 August 19, 1998 establishing the Presidential Commission on Year 2000 Compliance. Published http://www.chanrobles.com/articles7.htm

CRALAW Articles Topic: Y2K DISASTER: WHAT TO PREPARE FOR by: Y2K Team Chan Robles Law Firm Executive Order No. 14 [August 19, 1998] Establishing the Presidential Commission on Year 2000 Compliance Y2K Philippine Policies and Laws Executive Order No. 14 [August 19, 1998] - Establishing the Presidential Commission on Year 2000 Compliance. MALACANANG PALACE Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 14 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE WHEREAS, consistent with State policies as enunciated under Section 24, Article II of the Constitution, which states that "The State recognizes the vital role of communication and information in nation-building"; WHEREAS, the Constitution also provides, in Section 10, Article XIV, that "Science and technology are essential for national development and progress. The State shall give priority to research and development, invention, innovation and their utilization; and to science and technology education, training and services. It shall support indigenous, appropriate and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities and their application to the country's productive system and national life"; WHEREAS, the Constitution further provides, in Section 12, Article XIV, that "The State shall regulate the transfer and promote the adaptation of technology from all sources for the national benefit. It shall encourage the widest participation of private groups, local governments and community organizations in the generalization and utilization of science and technology";

73. Y2K Problem Helps Law Firms Rethink Practice Areas y2k Problem Helps law Firms Rethink Practice Areas. Yet the y2k issue has forcedlaw firms to approach their clients' problems from a team perspective. http://www.jaffeassociates.com/JaffeNews/990517MGDC.html

Make an Agenda for the Parties, Too Jaffe Marketing Tip Library-08/03/01 portfolio our people inbox ... What's New Y2K Problem Helps Law Firms Rethink Practice Areas Interdisciplinary Practice Groups Prompt A Trend Toward Strategic Business Units The National Law Journal , May 17, 1999 By Martin Gold and Donna J. Childress The Year-2000 problem will have an unexpected impact on law firms: not a mysterious crash of the document management system or an upset in billing, but a positive effect that will help law firms align themselves to bring in new business in 2000 and beyond. Until recently, most firms have sold their services along practice area lines, with health care groups serving health care clients and real estate groups handling real estate issues. But because the Y2K problem is multidisciplinary and complex, firms are finding the old formula isn't adequate to meet their clients' new needs. As a result of clients' sudden demand for assistance with Y2K issues, firms began to form Y2K teams that combined many different practice areas. Now lawyers with specialties as diverse as Employee Retirement Income Security Act and intellectual property suddenly find themselves united for a common cause: a shared client. The business term for these cross-practice-area teams is strategic business unit (SBU). Traditional practice groups are formed to serve clients with a problem that is contained within one area of the law, such as securities or real estate, but SBUs are structured to serve clients with complex problems that span many practice areas.

74. WEB LAW - YEAR 2000 DATABASE SERVICES weblaw home page, computer law internet law y2k services trademarksseminars online contracts news. YEAR 2000 DATABASE SERVICES. Year http://www.weblaw.co.uk/y2k.htm

YEAR 2000 DATABASE SERVICES Year 2000 Compliance Questionnaire for Vendor input Interrogate the Year 2000 Compliance Database Edit your own entry

75. Articles From Computer Law Tip Of The Week: Y2K Crisis, Y2k Litigation, Internet y2k Articles online Year 2000 information, y2k crisis, y2k planning, y2k litigation,and y2k Survival. Other technology law information on computers, Cyberlaw http://www.mgrossmanlaw.com/_frames/HomeFrame.htm

March Everything You Need to Know when Doing Business Online his column will tell you everything you need to know to do business online and use computers in your business. Your first reaction is probably that it’s impossible to fit all that in this space. Well, you’re right, but humor me while I cram in as much as I can. To keep it interesting, I’ll do this in the form of a quiz so you can test your own knowledge. Reprinted from this week's Miami Herald "TechLaw" column written by Mark Grossman. he Technology Law Group is directed by Mark Grossman , an experienced business law attorney who concentrates his practice exclusively in the area of computer and Internet law. Mark has a great deal of experience and insight into solving problems and identifying opportunities for his clients regarding computer purchases intellectual property rights corporate law and planning employment law and technology ... vendor liability and software development , and numerous other cutting edge issues that affect the way businesses use computers and modern technology. Welcome to our Technology contact us with any comments or suggestions.

76. Corporate Counsel Center y2k (March 01, 1999) Diviacchi law Office Information and Readiness Disclosure ActPresident Clinton recently signed into law the Year 2000 Information a http://articles.corporate.findlaw.com/sciencetechnologylaw_1_456_1.html

Search FindLaw Corp Counsel Articles Contracts Litigation Watch News Commentaries Research Tools: Business Contracts Litigation Watch Article Database SEC Edgar Industry Centers: Automotive Construction Consumer Products Energy ... Wholesale Practice Area Centers: ADR Antitrust Bankruptcy Class Action Defense ... White Collar Crime FindLaw Links: Legal Software Message Boards Newsletters Online CLE Email: Password: Register Help Feedback FindLaw ... Subjects Library Search FAQ Summaries of Law Dictionary (March 1999) Diviacchi Law Office Information and Readiness Disclosure Act President Clinton recently signed into law the Year 2000 Information a... President Clinton Signs Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act (October 1998) On October 19, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act (the... Directory Search Attorney Last Name Firm/Company Name By Practice Area Select Practice Area Administrative ADR Agriculture Aviation Bankruptcy Biotechnology Civil Rights Commercial (Contracts) Construction Corporate Governance Employment Energy Environmental Gaming Govt. Contracts

77. Protecting Large Law Firms From Y2K: The Obvious And Not-So-Obvious Protecting Large law Firms from y2k The Obvious and NotSo-Obvious. LiquidityExposures. Anther significant y2k threat to law firms is liquidity. http://parsifal.membrane.com/y2k/lawtecha.htm

Protecting Large Law Firms from Y2K: The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious Thirty-two of the nation's top fifty law firms have formal Y2K practice committees. As well many mid-size and solo practitioners have hung their Y2K shingle. Dozens of legal manuals, hundreds of articles, thousands of conference attendees and countle ss glossy brochures later, firms are still touting their credentials as the experts to deal with a unique and unprecedented issue. The primary reason for all this attention and financial commitment to Y2K is the promise (or fear) of a deluge of litigation that is expected to arrive on January 1, 2000, or shortly thereafter. David L. Schaefer, CPCU, Armfield, Harrison & Thomas, Inc. coined the term "technology asbestos" to describe Y2K litigation. Others believe this is an understatement. All of this activity demonstrates a trait not commonly associated with large law firms: business foresight. However, most firms have viewed Y2K too narrowly and have focused far less attention on the affects of Y2K on themselves. In the brief framework of this Second Opinion piece, I have the challenging task of explaining these obvious and not so obvious impacts on law firms, with an emphasis on large, more technology dependent law firms. In short, Y2K will take its T.O.L.L. on many firms. The four categories of exposure facing law firms are Technology, Operations, Liquidity and Liability.

78. Law Enforcement News - December 15/31, 1999 It seemed prudent in the first six months of 1999 that law enforcement concentrateits y2k efforts on ensuring that internal and external computer breakdowns http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/len/1999/12.30/y2k.html

Law Enforcement News Vol. XXV, Nos. 523, 524 A publication of John Jay College of Criminal Justice /CUNY December 15/31, 1999 LEN Home Masthead Past Issues len@jjay.cuny.edu ... SUBSCRIBE In this special double issue: Reducing crime by aborting criminals. Big rulings from the Court, with bigger ones to come. Policing presents an unflattering profile. A DWI strategy to make you sober up in a hurry. ... The Y2K focus: First target the gremlins, then the terrorists. New wrinkles in the fabric of the drug debate. What color are your genes? More news on the DNA front. Who’s looking over law enforcement’s shoulders? Lately, just about everyone. Shooting gallery: Personalities who made 1999 distinctive. Domestic abuse: New questions regarding a continuing problem. The Columbine High School shooting catalyzes the gun issue. Justice by the Numbers. top 1999 — the year in review: Targeting gremlins first, then terrorists Law enforcement agencies gear up for possible Y2K problems and finds plenty to keep them busy. It seemed prudent in the first six months of 1999 that law enforcement concentrate its Y2K efforts on ensuring that internal and external computer breakdowns, power outages or the loss of 911 service did not — metaphorically speaking — hold any city hostage. From Appleton, Wis., where officials had drawn up a contingency plan closely following guidelines set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to Lubbock, Tex., which organized one of the nation’s first Y2K civil defense drills, police agencies were preparing for the infrastructural problems that forecasters believed would be the major nightmares associated with computers unable to make the transition to the year 2000.

79. Law Spot - Y2K OKAY in the overhaul of this country's computer equipment, even if the y2k bug failedto We accept that everyone should have recourse to the law when they have http://www.law4u.com.au/lil/ls_y2k.html

Y2K OKAY February 2000 What's it about Was the Y2K bug a con? Fear is a great motivator The culture of litigation What's it about? Recently the author received a letter from his friendly local Council Officer. To make a long story short, I was informed that the roots of a tree in our front yard had allegedly dislodged a section of footpath. And just to make the point in demanding payment to cover the expense, the Council claimed that any injury suffered by a pedestrian as a result of the broken footpath would be the fault of the property owner (myself) and could land my family in court with a hefty personal injuries claim to settle. I was not amused, as you can imagine (not the least because the letter was dated 31/12/99 and the Council offices had already closed for a number of days). I immediately wrote back with a little legal analysis of my own. Yes, I agreed, it may in fact be dangerous, but since I was quite prepared to pay for the rectification of the problem, and authorised such in my reply, the ball was most definitely in their court. As I had no legal recourse to barricade the offending public area, I suggested that they do so or fix the problem forthwith (a month later I have not even had the courtesy of a reply, let alone any remedial activity in front of my house). The fact that nothing has been done might suggest that the threats of looming legal actions were the stick with which to obtain my payment for the work.

80. Will Law Libraries Survive Y2K? I am addressing the year 2000 problem, and its potential effect on law libraries. Secondly,to put the y2k matter in some sort of broad and multidisciplinary http://invictus.quinnipiac.edu/y2k.html

A Presentation by Terry Ballard In this page, I am addressing the year 2000 problem, and its potential effect on law libraries. In doing so, I will pursue 3 objectives. First, to entertain you, putting you in a positive frame of mind as you leave this hall and learn from people who are much smarter than I am. Secondly, to put the Y2K matter in some sort of broad and multidisciplinary context. Finally, I hope to provide you with genuine factual information that will help to make you look good 259 days from now. Exactly 1,000 years ago, end-of-the-world fever was sweeping Europe as the year 1000 approached. There were plenty of signs - Halley's comet had made a particularly scary appearance in 989. Four years later, many European cities were ravaged by fires. In 999, Sylvester II became the first French Pope. People generally believed that the devil would come down, wreak some havoc, and then be driven away. Priests prepared parishioners for the arrival of the antichrist. Then the big day came. And went. After the shock of still existing in a world with a 4-digit date abated, humanity got back to its main business of creating food, shelter, wars, and excuses. There was another flurry of apocalyptic expectation in the year 1033, which was 1000 years after the crucifiction. Then people just went back to the business of living.* For instance, I performed an experiment on the 486 in my home office. I went into DOS and tried to reset the date to January 1, 2000. "INVALID DATE" was the reply. It would take the date of December 31, 1999. I then set the time to 11:59, and as I ticked off the seconds to the new year I wondered what would happen. It just moved back in time - the year 2000 is a barrier that my DOS machine cannot cross. When I looked a few days later, I saw that the computer had moved further back in time to the beginning of 1980. This pretty much describes the situation for any computer still running Windows 3.1 or DOS. Windows 95 and Macintoshes should be fine, although this test should be run on all the PCs in your area to be sure.

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