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Re: Y2k

It seems to me that your president will be called crazy or prudent AFTER
the fact, depending upon the magnitude of the actual disruption -- something
which cannot be predicted with any confidence. Some are describing power
outages, temporary failure of municipal services, etc.. Others are saying
the problem is exaggerated. If there is a good chance of avoiding some
confusion and grief while giving people a chance to deal with their other
problems by a simple adjustment of the schedule, it might be viewed by
EVERYONE as a very benevolent thing to do.

Br. Robert W. Harris
Catholic Memorial High School
rwharris@cath-mem.org
http://www.cath-mem.org/cath-mem/physics/contents.htm




-----Original Message-----
From: William J. Larson <Bill_Larson@COMPUSERVE.COM>
To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU <PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 1998 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: Y2k


Message text written by "phys-l@lists.nau.edu: Forum for Physics Educator=
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Our college president is contemplating delaying the start of spring
semester 2000 from Jan 3 to Jan 10, "just in case." He wants to know if
that is crazy chicken-little stuff, prudent, or a merely an indifferent
waste of a thought.

Larry<

I have no special expertise on the Y2K bug, but I'd think computer =

registration might get screwed up, so prepare for that, but classes =

are one dude talkin' to other dudes. Dudes do not contain Y2K prone
electronics & so are immune.

Bill Larson
Geneva