Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 02:10:35 -0000
From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com>
Subject: Tidbit - More Y2K Evangelism

Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better

This tidbit is from:

<DiveFreaks@aol.com>

Rockwell International has sent us our SECOND Y2K compliance audit (i.e. 
they have sent us two).

(introductory paragraph about how y2k spells the end of the world, or at 
least interrupts Rockwell's supply chain yadda yadda yadda).

Question: Do you have a plan to make your computers Y2K compliant? 
Answer: No.

Question: Are you aware that many Lotus for DOS will fail to notice that 
the year 2004 is a leap year? 
Answer: No.

Question: Are you aware that the "Year 200 problem" can cause a company 
to be legally liable? 
Answer: No.

Question: How much money are you planning to spend to become Y2K 
compliant? 
Answer: $0

Question: What percentage of your annual IT budget are you planning to 
spend to become Y2K compliant? 
Answer: 0.

This survey goes on and on like this for almost four pages, and includes 
a THIRTY PAGE self-audit form.

FINALLY:
Question: If you have not begun to prepare your systems for the year 
2000, or feel that you do not have an issue, please explain: 
Answer: Instead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to send out 
surveys, do audits, follow up on vendors, and buy Maalox, Tums and 
Rolaids for your IT department, why not just BUY MACS. We don't have a 
Y2K problem. Why do you?
__________________________
Digital Guy Sez:

To be fair, there are specific Mac software applications (mostly older 
versions) that could have problems with the year 2000. And some databases 
may be designed in way that would be affected. Those with older Mac 
software and custom database solutions should thus make doubly sure all 
is well, but for the most part Mac users should be fully Y2K compliant.