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...many areas, as you can imagine, there are already structures in place for emergency response and preparation, so we are recommending that the Y2K coordinators use these as the foundation for their efforts," Eagan says...
Dean R. Gallant, Y2K coordinator for laboratories and research centers, says some researchers have expressed concern over the possibility of corrupted equipment or databases, as well as jeopardized lab subjects...
Fineberg also says there may be more potential for Y2K-related emergencies in the singular environments of the research centers than in larger, more cohesive areas of the University...
...There is more uncertainty about every last individual laboratory and software program," Fineberg says, adding that the costs of the Y2K bug on even the smaller areas could be devastating...
Whether you're scared of the Y2K bug, psyched for a new beginning in a world where time starts at zero or afraid that the universe will end when the clock strikes midnight, next New Year's Eve is shaping up to be the Main Event. (A note to all you mathematicians--yes, the new millennium does technically begin in 2001, but the apocalyptic nature of all those zeroes has us focusing on 2000 as the de facto turning point...