Pam Hystad has technical and practical solutions for Y2K.
- Solutions
- Date Expansion--safest solution, use full four-digit years
- Date Windowing--two-digit year values windowed, assuming the year must fall within a 100-year range
- Date Setback--two techniques: manipulation of data or the system clock
- Personal Preparation--stocking up on candles, food, potable water, and batteries, moving to a rural location and becoming self-sufficient
- Raising Awareness--Write letters to government, utilities, businesses and organizations important in your life
Works Cited
Y2K |
Marshall |
Hystad |
Nunno |
Marshall Sol. |
Hystad Sol.
Hystad, Pam with contributions and suggestions from John Stockton, Flint Cowden, Harlan Smith, and others . "Phystad's Unofficial Year 2000 FAQ." 1998-04-26. http://www.cpsr.org/program/y2k/faq.htm
Marshall, Lisa J. and Lloyd Raines. "The Collaboration Challenge of the Millennium Bug." http://www.syntx.com/html/body_perspectives.html
Newsweek. June 2, 1997:56. In Marshall, Lisa J. "The Collaboration..."
Nunno, Richard M. "Year 2000 Problem: Chronology of Hearings and Legislation." January 22, 1999. http://www.freedom.gov/y2k/resources/crs/98-377.asp
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