I had been to an eye hospital yesterday. Conversation went like this:

Me: Can you tell me how many digits you see on the screen for the year part of the date? (I can't use words like 'Y2K-compliant', they wouldn't understand!)

Receptionist: You mean the 99 part. I see only 2 digits.

Me: Do you know that in another 2 weeks, your computer and software may not work.

Receptionist: They said so. They said they will change it.

(The receptionist seemed uninterested in further conversation. He was busy printing prescriptions and bills. I was appalled. I didn't imagine Indian hospitals got so computerized.

And he says 'they will change it'. As a software engineer, the only thing that I can see changed in 2 weeks is diapers!)

-- Parthasarathy Srinivasan, India (psrinivasan99@yahoo.com), December 19, 1999

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The scary thing is you guys have such talented programmers, unfortunately they are all too busy fixing code in the USA! (I speak from experience working with 5 Indians on my last contract at VISA)- innit.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 19, 1999.

Andy,

Could you be due for an attitude adjustment? Attitude, Attitude!!!!

Why does this place attract so many IT pros? Humm?

-- Infidel (Barbarians@thegate.net), December 19, 1999.

Explain yourself Infidel, you speak with forked-tongue...

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 19, 1999.

VISA! Are they ready? Darn!!!!! lol.............

-- lyndie (lyndie32@hotmail.com), December 19, 1999.