It was astounding what a proficient user of Prokey could do, especially if the training focused on using the product specifically for the tasks they were assigned, rather than general training. I know these stories are all too similar to thousands of other stories. I know giving someone a faster machine does not necessarily make them more productive. I know most users in the corporate world would be well served by a 286 machine running only a spreadsheet, a word processor, and perhaps a simple database. I know this article and these statements in particular, will be seen by many as sacrilegious.
Honest news is sometimes hard to swallow.
Here's a question. Answer carefully, it's a test, and it's loaded. Any other answer means that Y2K is an acceptable result of the proper use of technology. I refuse to accept Y2K as an unavoidable consequence of using technology. Y2K is an abomination.