Time Bomb 2000!: What the Year 2000 Computer Crisis Means to You! - Softcover

Yourdon, Edward; Yourdon, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130952842 ISBN 13: 9780130952844

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

This is the first practical guide to the Y2K crisis for everyone! This expert guide discusses what problems are likely to occur, how they will impact individuals and society, and what you can do to prepare as an individual. This book is aimed at everyone whose life is affected by computers - whether or not they ever touch a keyboard. It poses the question: "What if the computer industry fails to fix the Year 2000 problem?" Then, it systematically reviews the consequences for employment, the economy, health, transportation and many other issues --assessing the relative probabilities of failure. Best of all, the book presents practical contingency plans and fallback positions for individuals in the event the worst happens. Anyone with an interest in the Y2K problem.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Yourdon is an independent consultant, author and widely-known developer of the Yourdon Method of structured systems analysis. He is author of The Rise and Resurrection of the American Programmer, Death March, and several other best-selling Prentice Hall PTR titles.

Jennifer Yourdon received a B.A. in economics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and did graduate work in economics at NYU. She has worked in research on Wall Street for five years, and is currently employed by a major investment bank. She lives in New York City.

From the Back Cover

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What you must know-and what you should do.

The first action guide for everyone to the Year 2000 computer crisis.

Saturday, January 1, 2000: Suddenly, nothing works. Not your phones, not the cash machine, not even your fancy new VCR. All because of "minuscule" computer programming errors someone made decades ago.

Science fiction? Almost all computer experts agree, it's very, very possible.

Whether or not you own or use a computer, virtually every aspect of your life now depends on them: communications, electricity, transportation, finance, medicine, your job, the government . . . you name it. What if those computers stop working for a day? A month? A year? Time Bomb 2000 tells you the odds-and offers complete guidance on how you and your family can prepare!

• Will your home PC be useless?
• Will your bank open? Will your money be there?!
• What about basic services? Electricity, water, mail, food delivery?
• Will medical devices work?
• Will social security checks arrive?
• Above all, what can you do to prepare?

Time Bomb 2000 is co-authored by Edward Yourdon, editor of American Programmer and one of the world's leading authorities on software development. Few people have a clearer understanding of the Year 2000 problem-and what it will take to solve it. Realistic, practical, and terrifying, it's the first book for everyone who wants to survive the Year 2000 computer crisis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130952842
• ISBN 13: 9780130952844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448