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echo: lan
to: ANDY BARBER
from: HAL RONEY
date: 1997-10-24 08:13:00
subject: optical fiber networks

AB> GD> 2 years, 72 days, 1 hour, 26 minutes, and 5 seconds until
AB> GD> January 1, 2000.
AB>So what? It will be only the first day of the last year of the 20th 
century.
AB>You will still have to wait another 366 days for 1st January 2001 which 
will
AB>the 1st day of the 21st century.
You are 100% correct!  I've had this same discussion several times now,
not relating to computers, however.  21st century starts 1/1/2001.  VERY
true.  Again, you are correct.
Now.......for COMPUTERS, a problem begins 1/1/00.
I think the countdown above relates to computer problems and not
anything to do with a new millenium.
HTR
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