At 02:08 PM 2/10/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> 1) Y2K problems in embedded chips cause a certain critical
>> minimum of power stations around the US to shut down..
>> Because it's the middle of the winter, the other stations
>> along the grid are already taxed to the limit. These
>> critical minimum failures start a cascade or domino effect
>> by draining power from other stations, thereby shutting them
>> down. This taxes the remaining operational infrastructure
>> even further and finally shuts the entire grid down. A
>> nationwide, if not global wide power outage occurs..
>
>The problem is unlikely to start with, because most embedded chips don't use
>date information for anything especially critical - your reports might come
>out looking strange, but the machinery will probably keep running.