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WIBS TECHNOLOGIES wrote:

>I am sure you have been paying attention to the news over the last
>several months,  where the biggest story is the "year 2000" computer
>compatibility crisis. 

Excuse me bub, but this is the Y2K newsgroup. (Sorry about the cross
posting but I figure the folks in the other newsgroups gotta realize
just what kinda errors were made in posting this kinda msg in c.s.y2k)
c.s.y2k made up of the meanest, baddest and most ornery programmers
you ever met.  I've got just about 20 years.  Lots of people here got
25 or 30 years.

And, boy, have you screwed up posting this in this newsgroup.

Are you ever going to get a lot of nasty messages.

>WIBS Technologies officially  announces that we now have the software
>available to detect and fix the Millennium compliance problem on most
>computers, either on a network or a stand alone P.C..  We provide you
>with the tools to save your business and computers.

Big hairy f#$@ing deal.  Lots of other software outthere.

Whoa, whats this?? "most computers"  Yo, bub, this gonna fix the Unix
machine at my credit union, IBM mainframe at my bank, the GM assembly
line, the Chysler building security system which locks up at midnight
2000/1/1, the FAA tube based computers still around from the 50's and
60's?  

Oh yeah, and what about the software running on the computers, like
Cobol, Fortran, RPG, Basic?  Your software fix that up too?

I could care less about PC's running Word, Excel, Power Point and
Solitare.

>As you know this is a serious problem, and it needs to be addressed
>immediately !!!

Damn straight.  I knew about this problem in the late 80s.  Others in
this newsgroup in the late 70's and earlier.

Take your crap outta here. Posting to this newsgroup is kinda like
putting out a forest fire by using a canteen.  (Actually I had a
better metaphor involving .... but there's ladies present in this
newsgroup.)

Tony
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Tony Toews, Independent Computer Consultant
The Year 2000 crisis: Will my parents or your grand parents still be receiving
their pension in January, 2000?  See www.granite.ab.ca/year2000 for more info.
Microsoft Access Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm

Tony Toews wrote:

> Excuse me bub, but this is the Y2K newsgroup. (Sorry about the cross
> posting but I figure the folks in the other newsgroups gotta realize
> just what kinda errors were made in posting this kinda msg in c.s.y2k)
> c.s.y2k made up of the meanest, baddest and most ornery programmers
> you ever met.  I've got just about 20 years.  Lots of people here got
> 25 or 30 years.

Those are the newbies <g>. And don't call me ornery if you know what's
good for you; I'm really very pleasant when not crossed.

Actually, the guy's software might even have some limited usefullness,
but as you pointed out, there's enough similar stuff on the market. I
see that you restrained yourself and refrained from using the term
"snake-oil salesman"; I'm less willing to suffer a fool gladly (go
ahead, call me uncharitable.)

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