I still don't think we have much to worry about. You could spend the rest of the millennium thinking about the myriad of small, detailed problems that will crop up when the chronometer rolls over, but I still say that overall this is primarily a management problem, not a computer problem. I think we can be sure that the biggest technical problems will be solved, and at worst we will be faced with some (maybe many) minor hassles. We can't cure every computer system, but we can identify those which must be cured, and focus on them. The really bad stuff won't happen. When non-critical systems fail, they will be fixed or replaced on a priority basis.  Someday we will look back on this and laugh the way we do at people who panicked over the passing of Haley's comet last century. People always fear what they don't understand, and the y2k problem is so widespread (but not necessarily so bad or dangerous), that it's hard for one person to comprehend -- hence the fear reaction. Fortunately, one person does not have to fix this whole thing.     --David Johnson on Y2K
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