[Oatka]

Y2K was as it turned out was a lot of hype over nothing.
Yes, and you can thank an army of computer programmers working on it for a decade for it being nothing.

As an old COBOL programmer, I well remember the YYMMDD format and wondered if the programs would be corrected in time. I read that companies were scouring rest homes looking for retired COBOL programmers, as by then, most everyone was into the newer programs.

There was also much angst over dates in chips that ran various devices, like elevators, fire alarm/sprinkler systems, etc.

Was surprised at how well things ran. Thank You.

As a sidebar, I read that there was a sheriff in Iowa who wanted to deputize gun owners (CCWs?) so that he could draw on them if TSHTF. It brought up an interesting question to my mind - how many guys would answer the call and leave their families unprotected? Made me respect the 1776 Minutemen all the more.

[Mr. Douglas]

In 1997 I contracted for a large health insurance organization in Washington state. We were bringing COBOL programmers out of retirement at $55 an hour and hiring them on the spot. If, after two weeks, they seemed OK, great. Otherwise, they were shown the door.

Ahhh. Good times. :-)