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-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), January 10, 2000

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The non-Y2K phenomenon - computers crash by coincidence

Monday, 10th January

I'm afraid your going to have to forgive us if we're coming over all 'conspiracy theorist' because we hate that lot as much as you, but I'm afraid its time somebody spoke out about this non-Y2K phenomenon that is happening.

Over the past few days there has been a spate of mysterious, large scale computer crashes  that have, allegedly, had nothing to do with the Y2K. Perhaps the most notable of these was in the USA when it was struck by a massive crash that took down not just an office - but the much predicted airports and services.

Washington's three busiest airports were struck by a computer bug, of some sort, on the 6th of January and it took down New York's John F Kennedy and Boston airports for a number of hours. And this wasn't the first non-Y2K related problem since the date change. On Monday of last week  just two days after the Y2K date change  the Federal Aviation Authority's New Hampshire system was struck down  again it was allegedly nothing to do with the Y2K.

A similar problem was encountered by one of the UK's leading supermarket chains, Sainsbury. During the Christmas period it was struck by a large scale computer problem, which allegedly had nothing to do with the Y2K, that took down the company's Sussex based superstore in the midst of Christmas preparations.

Now, obviously we wouldn't suggest, as some people are, that this recent spate of computer problems is Y2K related, because we have our own theory  it's all just pure coincidence. Think about it. The past five years of hype about the Y2K bug problem has rolled on, the millennium date change takes place and a few days later computers crash  it's got be unrelated hasn't it? It's just a coincidence, but the chances are you'll be seeing quite a lot of it over the next few months so here's what you should call it - the non-Y2K phenomenon, obviously.

-- fred (fred@fred.fred), January 10, 2000.

Why, it's a glitch in the cosmos itself. Can't be the 'puters.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), January 10, 2000.

You are absolutely right. There were no computer problems prior to 1/1/00.

-- H.H. (dontscrewme_2000@yahoo.com), January 10, 2000.

Good point!! There weren't nearly as many crashes in previous years!!

um...where did you say the reference for that comparison was again?

Back to the bunkers!

-- ImSo (happy@prepped.com), January 10, 2000.