IP: more on We are smarter than we look

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:50:43 -0800 (PST)
From: An IPer
To: Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: IP: We are smarter than we look

I'm not so sure about this Y2K thing.  There are numerous helicopters
buzzing around Moffet Field today.  Rumor is that they are in training for
dropping troops to quell civil disturbances in case of Y2K unrest. 




On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Dave Farber wrote:

> If we in the computer area could actually build fault tolerant and high availability computer systems and software we would be in deep  trouble with the Y2K problem. As it is, most mission critical systems are backed up by extensive human support in order to handle the failure of our systems during normal times.
> 
> Clearly we arranged for this to be so. :-)
> 
> Dave
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