Also Today For a full list of today's Salon Technology stories, go to the Technology home page. The author whose science fiction classics predicted the Internet finds that reality is hard to keep up with. Some take a look at their code and quit immediately. Others take advantage of the generous Y2K budget to buy hardware and schedule software enhancements that have nothing to do with the Millennium Bug, figuring that senior management will never know the difference.
Some managers roll up their sleeves and get to work.
Others hire consultants. One such specialized Y2K consultant arrives on the scene. The consultant is given a minor system to review, and a few weeks later he sends a report. A review of his findings turns up serious omissions. The consultant is grudgingly mailed a six-figure check and not invited back.