Here is an essay that has been around for a bit. It will give one an idea of how totally interdependent we are today:

I, Pencil

Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), July 03, 1999

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That was great Ray, thanks. I just love a good mystery, laced with romance, and spiked with innocence. Evolution is but a milestone, that those straining to percieve the wonder of systems, stumble upon in their vacuum of ignorance.

-- Michael (mikeymac@uswest.net), July 05, 1999.

Thanks Ray,

a real eye-opener,

it's global, systemic,

won't be pretty

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), July 05, 1999.

Ray,

"I, Pencil" is an old stand-by for understanding domino effect/supply chain problems. It's always a good read. Brian also recently posted this link to an article from CIO Magazine:

http://www.cio.com/archive/y2k_ripple_content.html

"The Ripple Effect"

-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), July 05, 1999.