THE FUTURE IS APPROACHING. PLEASE BACK IT UP.
Y2K READINESS CENTRE
Certification pending.
READINESS CHECKLIST
- DONE: Computer clock inspected. It has numbers.
- DONE: Excel formulas backed up to the same computer.
- DONE: Tinned food purchased. Subsequently eaten.
- DONE: Printed a copy of the internet. Ran out of paper.
- INCOMPLETE: Civilisation contingency plan.
OVERALL STATUS: CAUTIOUSLY UNPREPARED
Millennium Rollover Test — SIMULATION
Advance our pretend computer clock by three seconds. No real settings are changed.
31 DEC 1999 — 23:59:57
Everything is fine. There are three seconds left.
Everything is fine. There are three seconds left.
RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS
Write “2000” on a sticky note and attach it to the monitor.
That should satisfy the first round of questions.