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Y2K: The Year 2000 Problem
Y2K was a big topic of the day. I first worked on Y2K in 1985. I gave my first Y2K speech in 1995. In 1998 and 1999, Y2K accounted for about 50% of the speeches I gave.
First, I spoke about Y2K to information technology professionals. I spoke about what it was, how and why we got there, how to diagnose it in computer systems, how to fix it, how to test it and how to manage that process.
Then, I spoke on Y2K primarily to "civilians": what it was, how and why we got there, how we were doing, what progress we were making, and not making, and what it meant to "average people".
This page provides links to sites around the internet that I have found with useful information on the Year 2000 Problem.
Now that we have dealt with this issue and moved forward, I won't be adding too much to this page. But I'll be keeping it around a while as a reference.
On My Site
 VCRs and Y2K:
VCRs have a Y2K problem. But, you don't need a new VCR. You can fix it all by yourself. (VCR)
Y2K Humor
Millennia Year Application Software
System:
Do I have to spell it out? (Y2KMyAss)
Two Digits for a Date:
More Y2K Humor. Sung to the tune of "Gilligan's Island". (Y2KGilligan)
Y to K:
Confused about the Y2K problem? So was this person. (YtoK)
Y Zero K:
Before the Y2K problem . . . (Y0K)
Y2K Articles I Wrote & Published
 Technical
Support
(Aug.1997)
,
"Testing, Testing,
1-2-3: The Critical Step in Year 2000 Conversion Projects — Part I":
A PDF file. You will need the Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader. (
www.nascom.com/PDF/T9708003.pdf
)
Technical
Support
(Sep.1997)
,
"Testing, Testing,
1-2-3: The Critical Step in Year 2000 Conversion Projects — Part II":
A PDF file. You will need the Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader. (
www.nascom.com/PDF/T9709001.pdf
)
Government Sites
European
Commission Information Society Project Office (ISPO) Y2K
(www.ispo.cec.be/y2keuro/year2000)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA):
Primarily a public relations site. (http://www.faay2k.com)
Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
(www.fdic.gov/about/y2k/)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) (www.fema.gov/y2k/)
Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council
(www.ffiec.gov/y2k/)
Federal Reserve Board:
One
of the best and most extensive of all the U. S. government sites. (www.bog.frb.fed.us/y2k/)
Senate
Committee on the Y2K Technology Problem
(www.senate.gov/~y2k/)
State Department Y2K Site:
Note
particularly the "public notice" of the worldwide impact. (travel.state.gov/y2kca.html)
Computer & Software Companies
Apple Y2K Site (www.apple.com/about/year2000/)
Dell Y2K Site
(www.dell.com/year2000/index.htm)
Gateway Y2K Site (www.gateway.com/about/y2k/index.shtml)
Hewlett Packard Y2K Site
(www.hp.com/year2000/index.html)
IBM Y2K Site (www.ibm.com/IBM/year2000/)
Microsoft Y2K Site
(
www.microsoft.com/y2k/
)
Microsoft
Y2K Site:
A second Microsoft site. (www.microsoft.com/technet/topics/year2k/default.htm)
Novell Y2K Site (www.novell.com/year2000/)
Packard Bell
Y2K Site (support.packardbell.com/year2000/default.asp)
Sun
Microsystems Y2K Site (www.sun.com/y2000/;$sessionid$0II1NJIACY3THAMUVFZE4GUBSSUXEUDO)
UNISYS Y2K Site (www.corp.unisys.com/Unisys/y2k.NSF)
Analysts & Media
CNet's Y2K Site (www.news.com/Categories/Index/0,3,87,00.html)
ComLinks:
Alan's Simpson's Y2K site for the media. (www.comlinks.com)
Capers
Jones' Article on the Costs and Consequences of the Year 2000 Problem:
An early article, but still highly relevant. Sixty-nine pages of detailed information. (www.spr.com/html/year_2000_problem.htm)
New
York Times Y2K (www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/millennium-index.html)
Jeff
Rense Y2K Resource Center:
Jeff Rense hosts a radio show called Sightings. This is his website's section for Y2K. He also has Y2K articles in his archives. (www.sightings.com/y2kresource/y2k1r.html)
Robert
J. Sandler's Year 2000 FAQ:
Originally created by John Moffitt and most recently edited and maintained by Robert J. Sandler (Version 2.3 of 05.May.1998 seems to be the latest),
this is a long text document and an excellent backgrounder. ( this document was previously available at ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rsandler/Y2KFAQ.htm; however that link no longer functions.)
(
www.year2000.com/pub/year2000/y2kfaq.txt.]
TIME
Digital's Y2K Central (cgi.pathfinder.com/time/digital/y2k/index.html)
Westergaard Year 2000:
Be
prepared for a slightly alarmist tone.
(www.y2ktimebomb.com)
ZDnet's Y2K Site (www.zdy2k.com)
Y2K News Magazine:
Extensive
news archive site with thousands of articles from all over the net. (www.y2knews.com)
Yardeni:
Dr.
Ed Yardeni is the the Chief Economist and Global Investment Strategist of Deutsche Bank Securities in New York. This site isn't restricted to Y2K. But it has extensive Y2K information, including his current estimates of the possibility of a recession and an email list you can join. (www.yardeni.com)
Year 2000 Information
Center:
One of the premier Y2K websites. This is Peter de Jager's site. In addition to some of the best information on the web, it also offers one of the best (high-volume) Y2K discussion groups. A free trial is available for 30 days. A one year subscription to
the group costs $50.00. In my opinion, everyone professionally involved in Y2K should subscribe to their list. (www.year2000.com/)
Organization Sites
British
Institution of Electrical Engineers Y2K Site:
Particular emphasis on embedded chips. The information is excellent. But, this is not a light read. These are electrical engineers addressing a complex problem. (www.iee.org.uk/2000risk/w-50.htm)
Cassandra Project:
A
"grassroots" public awareness effort. (millennia-bcs.com/casframe.htm)
Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) Y2K Working Group:
Includes access to a listserv discussion group, the Y2K Forum, moderated by Norman Kurland. (
www.cpsr.org/program/y2k/
)
Information
Technology Association of America Y2K Home Page (ITAA):
An industry trade organization. They have a good Y2K Newsletter (Outlook). It is available on the web and you can also sign
up to get it via email. (www.itaa.org/year2000/)
Napa Valley:
A "local" Y2K page for Napa Valley. I've included it primarily because of (a) my interest in Napa Valley and (b) as an example of such local sites. (www.y2knapa.com/)
Red Cross Y2K Site:
Information and suggestions for the average citizen. (
www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/y2k.html
)
Society
for Information Management (SIM) Year 2000 Working Group:
Co-chaired by Leon Kappelman and hosted by the University of North Texas, in Denton. (
www.year2000.unt.edu/
)
Personal Sites
Ed Yourdon:
A noted computer and technology author, he has recently written and spoken on Y2K. (www.yourdon.com)
Testing
National
Software Testing Laboratories Y2K Site:
Free downloadable software to assess the Y2K-readiness of your PC BIOS. (Important: this tests only the BIOS. Your operating system, application programs, macros and all other components must be tested
separately.) (www.nstl.com/html/nstl_ymark2000.html)
Articles
May 1999
Salon.com
(18.May)
,
"The
Real Y2K Bug": Forget your computer -- worry about the wacko down the street. Dr. Paul Saffo, Director of the Institute for the Future writes in this article in the Technology section
of Salon.com. He examines some of the hype, hyperbole and hysteria as well as a couple schemes and scams. (www.salonmagazine.com/tech/feature/1999/05/18/real_y2k/)
Feb 1999
Globe
and Mail (Toronto)
(20.Feb)
,
"What's
the Hurry?": In this letter to the editor, the reader advises the paper that one of their systems isn't compliant.
[unfortunately, this article is no longer available on the web]
(www.globeandmail.ca/gam/Letters/19990220/SALETS-5.html)
Environment
News Service (10.Feb),
"85%
Energy Department Critical Systems OK for Y2K" (ens.lycos.com/ens/feb99/1e999L-02-10-03.html)
Profit Magazine,
"Bug
Hunt":
Discusses ISG Technologies, a Canadian Medical-Imaging software company, their confidence, their search and icebergs. (www.profitguide.com/profitmagazine/stories.asp?ID=113)
Wired (13.Feb),
"AOL
Playing Catch-up with Y2K":
Seems like everyone is finding out that (a) they aren't compliant and
(b) they are out of time. (www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/17911.html)
Sep 1999
Technical
Support
(Sep.1997),
"Testing, Testing,
1-2-3: The Critical Step in Year 2000 Conversion Projects — Part II":
A PDF file. You will need the Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader. (
www.nascom.com/PDF/T9709001.pdf
)
Aug 1998
Technical
Support
(Aug.1997),
"Testing, Testing,
1-2-3: The Critical Step in Year 2000 Conversion Projects — Part I":
A PDF file. You will need the Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader. (
www.nascom.com/PDF/T9708003.pdf
)
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