Re: Looking for ammo

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

Please  don't  even  joke about rolling the systems date
into the new century.  Lots of  funny  unpredictable things
tend to happen.  Getting back might not be easy or is 
questionable<??>

If it  truly  becomes necessary to do a show and tell use a
system other than your production system. You  might bet
 your ASSets.

Compliance letters are real and a cause for many a problem
in  business relationships  and possible legal matters.  
You can't ignore them for the most part nor fib, as long as the 
questions are reasonable.

Happy Holidays

Glenn
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At 07:47 PM 12/19/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Lance Van Winter wrote:
>
>>         My boss feels the year 2000 thing is nothing but hype.  He feels it
>> is nothing more than an issue of a two character field becoming a four
>> character field.  I would like to hear from you all some details, examples,
>> etc... of just how complex and serious this issue is.
>>
>>         P.S. - the "boss" happens to be my dad so do not rag on him too
much!
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>
>>         Lance Van Winter
>>
>
>Lance:
>
>Bring him in on a day off (some people still get Saturday's off, right?).
Change
>your system date to 01/01/2000, and let him fool with some of his everyday
>programs.  If he doesn't use the computer direct, show him some errors
that come
>up.
>
>Show him an invalid Accounts receivable aging, Purchase journal that shows
all
>accounts past due, etc.
>
>If that doesn't work, any day now he'll start getting letters from creditors,
>customers, vendors, etc., requesting info on his Y2000 readiness.  Tell
him he
>might not be able to get a bank to loan him any money (or even give him a
>checking account), if he can't prove to them his system is Y2000 ready.
>
>--
>Art Tostaine, Jr.
>Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
>Parlin, NJ
>atostaine_at_crecomp_dot_com
>
>
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