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kirk reeves <kreeves@sprintmail.com> wrote:

>A year and a half from 2000 I have gained a lot more knowledge but still
>being ignore.  Instead of "you don't what you're talking about" The
>answer I get, Oh that has been fixed.  And I know it hasn't even been
>touched.  I still get ignore.  It got so frustrating being ignored I
>plan to be completely out of computers and out of the country when 2000
>hit.  

Whats the name of your employer? We'd like to know so that we know
which stocks to get out of. <grin>

>> I could care less about PC's running Word, Excel, Power Point and
>> Solitare.
>Well I care!  Them jobs pay good money and is easy work.  If a software
>isn't year compliance, you can replace it a lot easier then mainframe

Uh, no you can't.  You can't run govt, banks or insurance companies on
PCs.  You need the data integrity, power and security the mainframes
give you.
 
>No,  so make your escape plans now!

I live in rural Alberta.  Rick Cowles tells me that my powerco is in
decent shape.  I'm not quite as concerned as some.

Tony
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