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Thomas VonFange, owner of Antique Tables Made Daily in Sperryville has a computer that is only six months old and already Y2K compliant. He noted that he can already accept credit cards with expiration dates in the next millennium.
Wendy Sonnett at the Bleu Rock Inn noted that their systems are Y2K compliant. They have few systems that could be affected: a computer, phone and credit card machine. Ms. Sonnett noted that none of their systems are critical, and if they fail then all tasks that rely on those systems can be done manually.
Indications are that most local businesses have spent little or nothing in the way of actual money to address Y2K. Dollar amounts range from nothing to about $100 for new software. All some businesses are having to put into the “problem” is time and effort.
Possibly the best words of wisdom come from Eileen Day, owner of Eileen Day Realtors. She is not worried about the coming of the next century, and that there is no need to worry about systems shutting down on Jan. 1 because “the next day’s still going to come.”
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