Re: Interesting Quote

[Dennis Lovelady <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Glenn:

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Glenn Ericson wrote:

>      Interesting quote I came across:
> 
>      "Trust the computer industry to shorten the term 'Year 2000' to 'Y2K'.
>       
>       It was that kind of thinking that got us into this situation in the
>       first place."

I chuckled when I saw this.  Thanks.  But I wanted to point out that I
don't think it's accurate; I believe the term Y2K to be a media-generated
shorthand, rather than from the computer industry.

I'm *certain* it wasn't a techie who came up with the term, or they'd have
been talking about Year 2048.  :^)
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