Fed cost estimate up about 10%. >From Edupage: FEDS REVISE ESTIMATE FOR FIXING YEAR 2000 PROBLEM The federal government's Year 2000 Conversion Panel now says it will cost the government at least $5.4 billion to reprogram its computers to solve the Year 2000 problem caused by old programs using two-digit year codes that leave a computer not knowing what century's it's in. This new estimate is about $400 million higher than the last one. (New York Times 6 Sep 98) Kathy E. Gill DCAC/MRM Web -- 425.234.2004, pager 425.568.0195 Empty pockets never held a man back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. - Norman Vincent Peale Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
