Computer Crisis 2000
Description
$15.95
ISBN 1-55180-138-8
DDC 005.1'6
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Charles R. Crawford, a former associate professor of computer science at
York University, is a computer-programming and mathematics consultant.
Review
Completed in August 1997, this book was intended to alert the
public—in particular managers of small and medium-sized
enterprises—to the Y2K problem. There are three main parts: a
description of the problem and how it might affect a business; a
discussion of the potential impact of the problem on government, banks,
and other parts of the commercial infrastructure; and, finally,
strategies for dealing with the problem. The book includes two
appendixes but no index, although the table of contents is very
detailed.
Given the demise of the Y2K problem, the most practical part of this
book is a small section at the end describing how managers can use Y2K
as a springboard for making improvements in other areas of their
business. The rest of the book provides an interesting account of the
Y2K problem and its far-reaching effects.