I hope everyone realizes just what kind of effect the Y2K bug can have on the U.S. economy. We need to take this issue seriously. Not only will computers be affected, but other equipment containing small embedded electronic chips will be affected, as well. Countless items everything from automobiles to elevators to life-saving hospital machinery contain these electronic devices. The Y2K bug is a real threat, so I encourage everyone to make preparations.
Help is available.
In fact, an upcoming Y2K Action Planning workshop sponsored by the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce has been scheduled to help small businesses prepare for the year 2000. I will be there serving as the event's honorary co-host. The Tennessee Y2K Task Force, a joint effort of the Small Business Administration, the Small Business Development Centers, the University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension Service and the Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Program, is conducting the June 7 workshop. The Year 2000 problem, often abbreviated Y2K, refers to a programming error that will cause computers and other equipment containing electronic chips to interpret the date 2000 as 1900. Most of these machines rely on dates to calculate and store information.