Compliance Tool Kit

Year 2000 FAQ
Y2K Q & A

Other Y2K sites

Microsoft e-mail
hoaxes INFO Page

Y2K Liaisons

YEAR 2000
Communications

Science Center:
===Y2K Memo
===Y2K Update

Physical Plant:
===Electric Power
===Y2K Update-June
===Y2K Update-

Purchasing Dept.
===Update

ITS
===Y2K FAQ
===Y2K Update
===Y2K Flyer

Send e-mail to:
Y2K Committee
-or call-
Jim Hardy (413) 585-2240

Are you on target for your year 2000 plan?

You need to begin now to identify problem areas.

Most computerized processes are not equipped to handle dates in the new century. To generate dates, most computers use the format mm/dd/y, writing January 1, 1999 as 01/01/99. When the year 2000 comes, the computers will write it as 01/01/00. This date will be interpreted as January 1, 1900, wreaking havoc on any computer processes that encounter dates.

How will this problem affect me?

 The problem can affect the many computerized systems in use throughout the College, as well as departmental desktop software and equipment. In particular, older versions of software and older models of equipment are most likely to contain the date problem.

Statement of Responsibility

 Each person in the Smith community is individually responsible for his or her own data and personal work product. Smith College will not be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from personal injury, financial loss, property damage (for example, any loss or injury to animals, plants or other living thing or data or information which may be stored or generated electronically by College owned or operated computer, software, database or other media or equipment) or any other loss, whether direct or consequential, which may arise from any event or series of events caused directly or indirectly as a result of a failure or malfunction of any equipment whether in the control of the College or not, due to the problems associated with the Y2K "bug", regardless of the date of occurrence of the loss.