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“Y2K Bug” Equipment Concerns Intensify |
 | | A seemingly small problem with date calculations that is commonly referred to as the "Year 2000 Bug," or simply "Y2K," is affecting nearly every segment of the economy, and is expected to consume a significant portion of the GNP for years to come. |
 | | The developers of programs now facing the Y2K bug largely assumed that their programs would be updated and replaced long before the end of this century. |
 | | To begin to solve the Y2K problem, the first step is to recognize that it exists, and also to convince administrators of the involved medical facility (hospital, surgery center, clinic, office, etc.) that the problem is real. |
| www.apsf.org /resource_center/newsletter/1998/fall/03y2k.html (1150 words) |
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