>The big problem is not with PC's and Macs. The BIG problem is the mainframes >that are running programs that were written way back when the language used >was Cobol and not anything else. And not just the mainframes, but the ancillary "embedded systems". In some cases, just a little chip in a little switch somewhere down the line will be the culprit. Will all the lights go out at 1 second after midnight in the new century? Gulp! Jane K.