Mr. Yourdon,

Thank you for being one of the early Y2K alarm sounders. You sir, are a true hero in my book. I do hope that you keep the geek, and check in with us once in a while. If you ever make it to NJ, please be sure to look me up. I.O.U. a nignt on the town! It ain't NYC or LA or Vegas, but we do manage to have a good time here. All the best to you and yours.

Blue Himalayan,

Your comments will be missed here. As will those of Mr. Kennedy and INVAR. However, the whole bunch of you are on the "prepared" bus, IMHO, and I'm not worried at all about your future. I do wish all of you, all the best. And yes, please stay tuned. As Wildweasel just said in another thread, we're all praying that this thing will be a "bump in the road," and we will have survivor's picnic next year.

And to everyone,

This forum is ever changing. We have lost the opinion of several first-class contributors in the past week, and we also have an increase in the "no problem" crowd lately. Let us remember what this forum is about. Let us remember that Y2K is a problem. Let us remember that the heat has been turned up on Y2K over the past few days, and more and more average Joe internet surfers may end up here. Oh sure, we can continue to debate the problem, but please remember what this forum is ABOUT"

"Founded by computer expert and noted author, Ed Yourdon... This forum is intended for people who are concerned about the impact of the Y2000 problem on their personal lives, and who want to discuss various fallback contingency plans with other like-minded people. It's not intended to provide advice/guidance for solving Y2000 problems within an IT organization."

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-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), May 31, 1999

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PS - And I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. We sure did. Great music, great people, great food, great weather, in all, the best of what a holiday weekend is all about! What life should be... <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), May 31, 1999.

Yeah, I've been pretty busy the past few days, too. Someone sent me an email about Yourdon dropping out of the Y2K discussion, which surprised me a little, so I dropped in for a bit.

Welcome back. Me? I'm still trying to get an ancient 1200 baud modem in an RTU to talk to the control software at the station. Thus far, it's being quite obstinate. :)

-- Stephen M. Poole, CET (smpoole7@bellsouth.net), June 01, 1999.

Evenin' Stephen,

Hayes had the standard in the 1200-2400 days. Sorry, can't help ya... I traded my last 1200 for a shrimp parm. dinner a few years ago, something about old alarm systems needing Hayes. An even trade, IMHO. Happy Tuesday... <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), June 01, 1999.

Dear Ed,

Hope you get this (I sent it to your personal email) I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your "early warning" and Paul Revere mission on Year 2000 issues. I am a 24 year computer industry veteran and I too give Year 2000 seminars to neighbors and friends. You get tired of the "snickers", critisizm and nay-sayers but you keep plodding along in the interest of honesty and humanity.

I wish you all the best and don't worry...there are plenty of us out here who can continue to sound the alarm. With only 7 months left we are nearing the "critical mass" point and it will be interesting to see what happens.

Since starting my Y2K preparations over 2 years ago, I have experienced a better quality of life and greater internal and personal security. My family has grown closer and we have improved in all aspects of our life.

My very best wishes to you and your family. Keep your spirits up and keep a positive attitude.

Sincerely,

Dye Hawley

-- Dye Hawley (coexusa@icehouse.net), June 01, 1999.