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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14,1999
Our View
Y2K
Better shape than one might think.
By now, many of you have read about the Y2K seminar held last Wednesday at the Washington Fire Hall sponsored by the Rappahannock National Bank. Those who attended seemed to enjoy the presentation. If you were not there, you missed a very interesting and informative session. We have learned that the Y2K problem is not likely to bring about the end of the world. Everybody — the government, banks, industry, etc. — is in much better shape than one might think, regardless of all the gloom-and-doom we’ve been hearing since the approach of the Milleneum. Most systems are ready for Y2K. Many remaining systems will be ready soon, as well. And even if there are any problems, we can survive without technology for a few days. At most, we can expect to suffer some inconveniences if obsolete systems fail. Think of Jan. 1, 2000 as a big snowstorm. We should be able to handle that.
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