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The New York Times Bestseller!
Over 200,000 copies in print!
The #1 Year 2000 action guide for everyone�??now completely updated! @ BCTEXT = Saturday, January 1, 2000. Suddenly, nothing works. Not your phones, not the cash machine, not even your fancy new VCR. All because of "minuscule" computer programming errors someone made decades ago.
Science fiction? Almost all computer experts agree, it's very, very possible.
Whether or not you own or use a computer, virtually every aspect of your life now depends on them: communications, electricity, transportation, finance, medicine, your job, the government... you name it. What if those computers stop working for a day? A month? A year? Time Bomb 2000 tells you the odds, based on up-to-the-minute information�??and offers complete guidance on how you can prepare!
Time Bomb 2000 is co-authored by Edward Yourdon, editor of Cutter IT Journal and one of the world's leading authorities on software development. Few people have a clearer understanding of the Year 2000 problem�??and why it's proving so difficult to solve. Realistic, practical, and terrifying, Time Bomb 2000 is the #1 book for everyone who wants to survive the Year 2000 computer crisis.
- Will your bank open?
- Will your money be there?
- Will social security checks arrive?
- Will there be electricity? Food? Water?
- Will your PC work?
- Will your car run?
- Will medical devices work?
- Above all, what can you do to prepare?
Biographie de l'auteur
Edward Yourdon is Chairman of the Cutter Consortium research organization, and developer of software engineering methodologies used by thousands of companies worldwide. He is author of 25 computer books, including Rise and Resurrection of the American Programmer, and several other Prentice Hall PTR bestsellers. Jennifer Yourdon has worked in research on Wall Street for five years, and is currently employed by a major investment bank. She lives in New York City.
