I went for a walk around Chicago the other day, it was a pleasantly non frigid day and the sun basked Chicago in its glory. As such I have included some photos so our Christchurch Zoners can get a 5.0 Mega Pixel glimpse of Millennium Park and the lake front.

Time for a letter:

Dear Madam

My name is Brett King.

Will my computer stop working at midnight New Years Eve?

Regards

Brett King

Thanks for your letter Brett. You are obviously confusing 31 Dec 2008 with 31 December 1999, the later being the fabled doomsdaydate for the Millennium Bug, or Y2K as we called it around the office.

These were the dark days of technology, disks were floppy not shiny, cookies were biscuits and fax paper was impossible to flatten out.

The concern was caused by computers only using 2 digits for the year, eg 98 instead of 1998. There was widespread panic and spending of money with geeks. You even had to send letters to your suppliers and clients letting them know if you were Y2K ready.

The end result was rather tame although there were unconfirmed reports that 150 slot machines at race tracks in Delaware stopped working.

Happy New Year

Chicago 1Chicago 6

Richard Tattershaw

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