Y2K prompts many to prepare, 6-month delays now common

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

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>From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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>[I think this is important news: Y2K fear has grown faster than many of us
>expected it would. Companies tell me that unless you place your order by
>early next year, you'll receive it after 1-1-00. --Declan]
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>http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/16035.html
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>            Companies selling bulk food,
>            generators, and solar energy systems
>            report backlogs of up to six months. The
>            reason: nationwide hand-wringing over
>            the millennium bug. By Declan McCullagh. 
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