RE: TI-H: HAPPY Y2K


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RE: TI-H: HAPPY Y2K




At work, MBNA, they were so uptight about Y2K they made a "Y2K Command
center".  I had to run around test all the hugs, routers, etc.  luckily
nothing happened.

Brenden McNeil
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Michael Spencer
> Jr.
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:32 PM
> To: 'ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org'
> Subject: RE: TI-H: HAPPY Y2K
>
>
>
> I had quite a few systems to prepare, but none of them had any problems.
>
> IBM AS/400 (midrange database and applications server) had absolutely no
> problems.  And it's the only mainframe-like machine we got -- all our
> 'millions of lines of cobol code' (ya right) went over without a hitch.
>
> Infogenesis store controller, for restaurants and gift shop:
> it's old 486
> hardware, so we *did* have to bring it down, set the date ahead to 2000,
> and bring it up again.  No problems other than that.
>
> IGT slot marketing and accounting system:  we *did* have people
> calling us,
> saying their shift was expired and the system wasn't letting them
> in...but
> that lasted for all of 60 seconds.  :)
>
> Linux internet firewall (that I built) -- no problems.  Actually the
> hardware clock was wrong and it made the Y2K rollover about an hour and a
> half early.  :)  I'm pretty sure a __time_t doesn't roll over until 2037
> anyway.
>
> Crisco...I mean Cisco routers...no problems. :)  Do they even know what
> time it is?  Probably not.  :)
>
> Kronos time clocks:  no problems.
>
> Hitachi telephone switch & digital phones:  no problems here either.
>
> However, I *guarantee* we would have had serious problems if we hadn't
> applied vendor patches and been paying attention to our systems
> in the days
> before the rollover.  It's definitely an avoided tragedy, not an imagined
> one.
>
> Oh, and my calculators are fine.  :)
>
> --Michael Spencer Jr.
> LAN Administrator Trainee
> Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bernard [SMTP:npfs@cybcon.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 04, 2000 12:02 PM
> To:	ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject:	Re: TI-H: HAPPY Y2K
>
>
> hey check in here....
>
> who here did anything other than a normal backup of there system to keep
> their computers running?
> I didn't do anything for my computer apsolutely nothing and when i did a
> rollover on Sunday NOTHING HAPPENED i didn't even go olnine to
> download any
> of those y2k tests or patches NOTHING!!!   the computers were always y2k
> compliant it was just a big for them to make a few more
> dollars!!!   so now
> not only can i sit back and laugh people about buying anything for y2k i
> can
> also laugh at them for doing anything!!!   HAHAHA!!!
>
> oh ya, they say there might be a problem for Feb. cuase usually this would
> be a leap year but...   ...the rule also says that the 00 years don't leap
> years (for some reason or another just a small problem where you can just
> set your clockes foward a day).
>
> Bernard
> ----- Original Message -----
> ???: "Giles Pollock" <glp71s@mailandnews.com>
> ???: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> ????: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 02:57
> ??: Re: TI-H: HAPPY Y2K
>
>
> >
> > April? April fool? probably happen...
> >
> > Bernard wrote:
> >
> > > i thought they said it would be in april...
> > > Bernard
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > ???: "Giles Pollock" <glp71s@mailandnews.com>
> > > ???: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> > > ????: Saturday, January 01, 2000 23:53
> > > ??: Re: TI-H: HAPPY Y2K
> > >
> > > >
> > > > for some reason, im getting emails from one person only which are
> dated in
> > > 1998...
> > > > could everyone check their clocks?
> > > >
> > > > Rob Smith wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > now on the radio, people are saying y2k bugs will show up in MAY!
> > > HAHAHA!
> > > > > stupid people.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 08:54 PM 1/1/00 +1100, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >yea, absolutely nothing happened... im going to have a lot of
> people to
> > > laugh
> > > > > >at when i go back to school... someone i know bought a water tank
> and
> > > im still
> > > > > >considering trying to buy it from him for 50 bucks...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >RoniBarrett@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > HA HA HA!!! NOTHING HAPPENED.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I was online when the clock rolled over, aol didnt crash,
> windows
> > > didnt
> > > > > > > crash, the lights are on, the water is running, the fireworks
> are
> > > blazing,
> > > > > > > and my drunken neighbor is shooting windows out of
> houses with
> a
> > > double
> > > > > > > barrel 12 guage.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I keept saying nothing would happen, sorry
> anyone
> > > wasted
> > > > > > > their money on generators, and batteries, and food and water
> and
> > > etc.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jeff Barrett
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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