WWW

"Frank is dressing up as Y2K for Halloween tonight--he's going to wear a TV screen filled with static. Why is this a joke for so many people? Is it that impossible for something in computers to go so wrong that the results will be catastrophic? Downloading all the upgrades is entirely up to me."—Excerpt from October 31, 1999 email from lizziema@osu.edu to rengob@uwm.edu, used as bookmark in copy of Westworld acquired by the Strand Bookstore in December 1999



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