Re: Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rollover Feedback ?? !!

Yea, a little disheartening...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis@iquest.net>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rollover Feedback ?? !!


> That would be the pointy headed Dilbert boss, correct ;-)
> Unreal... Some thanks, eh ? !
>
> Chuck
>
> Ronald Sposito wrote:
>
> > I actually got flak an hour after midnight. Everything went so well that
my
> > boss said to me "now convince me that there really was a problem to fix"
..
> > Ron
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis@iquest.net>
> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 7:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rollover Feedback ?? !!
> >
> > > I've heard from a few folks that they had started getting flack about
the
> > money
> > > spend on Y2K !! One friend said they kept a few 486's and several old
> > servers and
> > > volunteered to hook them back up and SHOW them what they would have
had !
> > >
> > > No problem here with the fact that they/we had to purchase an AS/400
and
> > 3rd
> > > party software to be OK for Y2K. We came in this morning and they
looked
> > at the
> > > old NCR Unix that USED to run the business (we converted over ONE year
ago
> > this
> > > past weekend) and the console said "Asleep until 1970"  !!!!
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > > Roger Boucher wrote:
> > >
> > > > The first work-related laugh of the New Year!!!
> > > > =)
> > > >
> > > > Roger Boucher
> > > > Standard Pacific Corp.
> > > > rboucher@stanpac.com
> > > > 714-668-4326
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: boothm@earth.goddard.edu [mailto:boothm@earth.goddard.edu]
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 9:12 AM
> > > > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > > Subject: Re: Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rollover Feedback ?? !!
> > > >
> > > > I had a dreadful disaster.  I am reluctant to call it Y2K-related
but it
> > was
> > > > a disaster.  Everything was in place, all plans were made, all
testing
> > was
> > > > done, nothing more to do but to sit and wait.
> > > >
> > > > So, I decided to watch a little TV.   My remote was broke and
wouldn't
> > fire
> > > > up.  Technical diagnostics soon determined the batteries were not
> > checked
> > > > for Y2K, and they were refusing to function.  I checked our
emergency
> > > > back-up stores and discovered we had overlooked purchasing a spare
> > remote.
> > > > Even worse, the family Purchasing Agent had cached a backup supply
of
> > > > Y2K-certifed batteries but not in the AA size.  Matters became worse
as
> > > > midnight approached and the weather worsened.  My immediate plan was
to
> > > > scavenge for batteries from the children's remote, but that plan
failed
> > upon
> > > > implementation.  Finally, in a desperate attempt to be able to watch
the
> > New
> > > > Years celebrations from my lounger I went to the store and purchased
new
> > > > batteries, including an extra set in case the first set proved
> > inadequate.
> > > > Thankfully all went well from that point forward.
> > > >
> > > > Wife said that televisions also have controls on them so the TV will
> > work
> > > > without a remote.  I felt it best to explain to her then about Urban
> > Legends
> > > > and how the internet perpetrates them so that she wouldn't be
> > embarrassed
> > > > later in front of knowing people.
> > > > _______________________
> > > > Booth Martin
> > > > boothm@earth.goddard.edu
> > > > http://www.spy.net/~booth
> > > > _______________________
> > > >
> > > >         Steve_Roncskevitz@GriffinLLC.com
> > > > Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > > >
> > > > 01/01/2000 10:58 AM
> > > > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         To:        MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > >         cc:
> > > >         Subject:        Re: Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rolloever
> > > > Feedback ?? !!
> > > >
> > > > No problem in Valdosta, Georgia.
> > > >
> > > > I think it has been more hype than anything else.
> > > >
> > > > James_Turnbull@kaz.com.au on 12/31/99 10:57:00 PM
> > > >
> > > > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > >
> > > > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > > cc:    (bcc: Steve Roncskevitz/Griffin_Corp)
> > > >
> > > > Subject:  Re: Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rolloever Feedback ??
!!
> > > >
> > > > Twelve hours post the rollover in Sydney, Australia and not a
problem to
> > be
> > > > found.
> > > >
> > > > James Turnbull
> > > > KAZ Computer Services
> > > >
> > > > Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net> on 31/12/99 14:14:33
> > > >
> > > > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > >
> > > > To:   Midrange Mailing List <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > > > cc:    (bcc: James Turnbull/Sydney/KAZ/AU)
> > > > Subject:  Hey Folks ! New Year's Eve/Day Rolloever Feedback ?? !!
> > > >
> > > > Hi Everyone on the list from ALL over the world !
> > > >
> > > > How 'bout we let everyone know what "area" (world/country) we are in
and
> > > > pop a message to the list on the rollover status at our shops during
the
> > > > transition ???
> > > >
> > > > Chuck
> > > >
> > > > (In Indianapolis, IN, USA)
> > > >
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