Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"World in Crisis" describes the computer turmoil existing the close of the 20th Century. It details the work that was done and the work remaining to be done in order to insure that computers would be fully operational. It's clear description and non-exaggerated discussion of the Y2K problem lead CBS and many in the media to credit the work as having positively influenced many businesses and organizations to do the computer repair that was need to their computer clocks. The book accurately predicts that most of the work will be completed but because of the costs, a recession will incur at or shortly following the year 2000. It also predicted that the computer upgrades done by most business would, in the long run; lead an extended period of prosperity early in the first decade of the 21st Century.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems), Reference - General, Computer Bks - General Information, Computers - General InformationPeople
Bill Clinton, Hugh O'Brian, Dick Van Patten, Deborah Winters, Richard Anderson, Edward Yourdon, Fred Thompson, Bill Bennett, NASA, General Accounting Office, Charles Wyatt, Daniel Moynihan, Robert Lau, Computer WorldShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Y2K - A World in Crisis
1999, Swan Publishing Company
Paperback; Hardcover
in English
094362939X 9780943629391
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Y2K - A World In Crisis?
May 1, 1999, Bibliotechnology Systems & Publishing Company
Paperback
in English
- 1 edition
094362939X 9780943629391
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Classifications
Contributors
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 15 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 4, 2013 | Edited by VacuumBot | Updated format 'Hardcover & Paperback' to 'Paperback; Hardcover'; cleaned up pagination; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work) |
April 30, 2011 | Edited by OCLC Bot | Added OCLC numbers. |
February 25, 2011 | Edited by Winston J. Aaronson | Edited without comment. |
February 25, 2011 | Edited by Winston J. Aaronson | Edited without comment. |
April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |