Matt Drudge reported on his site last night that this is the week 60 Minutes will air its Y2K story. I have not confirmed this, but Drudge is usually right on these things. He says that experts will tell Steve Kroft that despite all the money & time invested in Y2K so far, there will still be serious problems (or something like that). FYI to all. DP/CBN News

-- Anonymous, November 25, 1998

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I saw a promo on it Thursday or Friday. Y2K will be on 60 minutes tonight.

-- Anonymous, November 29, 1998

Has a transcript been posted anywhere yet?

Jim

-- Anonymous, November 30, 1998

To the best of my knowledge, 60 Minutes does not post transcripts.

Drew

-- Anonymous, November 30, 1998

Here is the recap from CBS's website:

"Y2K It's been called the millennium computer glitch, when the computers on which so much of our lives now depend could malfunction simply because they will read the year 2000 as 1900. Despite knowing about this problem for years and billions being spent to fix it, experts tell Steve Kroft Y2K will probably cause some serious problems. Frank Devine is the producer."

-- Anonymous, November 30, 1998

Here is the recap from CBS's website:

"Y2K It's been called the millennium computer glitch, when the computers on which so much of our lives now depend could malfunction simply because they will read the year 2000 as 1900. Despite knowing about this problem for years and billions being spent to fix it, experts tell Steve Kroft Y2K will probably cause some serious problems. Frank Devine is the producer."

It was a very short piece - just 20 minutes of overview of the problem. Although Devine interviewed people that appeared credible, it didn't really seem to have much of an impact. It did say (if I'm remembering correctly) that there may be disruptions in the electricity. It also showed a programmer who has moved out to the desert and is getting ready to defend his home.

Conspiciously absent: How communities are preparing for contingencies, information on individual preparedness, which electrical utilities are farthest ahead in their preparations, and how one can encourage utilities and/or communities to move faster.

-- Anonymous, November 30, 1998