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> From: Patrick O'Beirne <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Y2K help for non-profits and developing countries
> Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:36 PM
>
> http://www.compumentor.org/y2k/
> In these pages you will find a clear, easy to understand description of the
> Y2K problem, definitions of Y2K terms, links to other Y2K resources on the
> web, and answers to frequently asked Y2K questions. In addition, you can
> download the "CompuMentor Year 2000 Workbook for Nonprofits" which will
> guide you through the process of performing a Y2K audit on your organization.
>
> Also:
>
>
> http://www.globaly2k.org/
> There has been much attention given to the Y2K problem in the US, Japan,
> Europe and other highly industrialized nations. Little attention has been
> given to how the millennium bug will affect the 85% of the world's
> population living outside those countries, and the return effect on the
> wealthier 15%.
>
> Also:
>
> http://www.cnnfn.com/digitaljam/newsbytes/129203.html
> Commerce Department Unveils Global Y2K Help Plan
> April 13, 1999: 5:35 p.m. ET
> WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. (NB) -- By Robert MacMillan,
Newsbytes. John
> Koskinen, the White House point man for Year 2000 preparedness, today told
> Newsbytes that the US plan of helping the rest of the world prepare for the
> Year 2000 problem is a daunting task indeed.
>
> [I was happy enough reading that until I came to the bit that said...]
>
> Senate Year 2000 Committee Ranking Democrat Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said
> he met last week with NATO representatives in Brussels to discuss NATO's
> handling of the Year 2000 problem.
>
> [If it's anything like the way they handle other problems...]
>
>
>
>
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> Patrick O'Beirne B.Sc. M.A. FICS. Software Quality Consultant
> PSP, TickIT, Y2K PC software assessment, euro(EMU) conversion
> http://www.sysmod.com Tel: +353 (0)55 22294 Fax: 055 22297
> Systems Modelling Ltd, Tara Hill, Gorey, Co. Wexford, IRELAND
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