Is Your Car Infected by the Millennium Bug?

By: Da Sissop
Date: 11/6/99 6:51:41 PM
# Replies: 12

An advertisement in today's Chronicle...

IS YOUR CAR INFECTED BY THE MILLENNIUM BUG?


Large numbers of computer analysts around the world predict computer-based mechanisms will suffer widespread power failures on January 1, 2000.

Over the past 20 years, automobile manufacturers included more and more computer chip-based functions into the cars and trucks they produced-- from ignition systems to brake systems to navigational and security systems.

Are you prepared?


No one can predict with any accuracy what will happen to these computer-based systems inside thousands upon thousands of automobiles on Houston roads.

No one knows how to screen automobiles to determine which may be affected, and which will not

Will your car simply stop running when the clock strikes midnight on Dember 31, 1999? Will your sport-utility vehicle stop when you step on the brake?

On January 1, 2000, as you go in search of the cure for the hangover of the century, will your truck start? Will your key turn over the ignition or unlock the doors?

No one knows for sure.

Why take the risk?


Fortunately, there is a solution. Replace your questionable, possibly infected vehicle with a new Mac Haik Ford today or Monday. All of our cars and trucks are Y2K-compliant. Our entire inventory of 1500 available new Fords, and every one of our over 400 used cars, trucks, vans, and sport-utility vehicles.

....

Do not wait until it happens to you.
Do not wait until January 1, 2000.
Buy a new Mac Haik Ford today or Monday.

Response #1
By: Zane T. Dark
Date: 11/7/99 10:52:45 AM

I got one of these in the mail...well, not exactly like this, but the inferrence was there.

Response #2
By: Ralf
Date: 11/7/99 1:19:11 PM

Car salesmen are evil. Eeevil. EVIL.

It might be fun to go into Mac Haik Ford, test-drive a new $50,000 MegaExpedition so they get all warm and moist thinking about the commission, then ask them to PROVE it's Y2K compliant.

Response #3
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 11/8/99 1:39:29 AM

I hope someone's keeping a scrapbook of all this stuff. 100 years from now historians will be very happy to see it.

Response #4
By: Ralf
Date: 11/8/99 7:12:56 AM

"What kind of neural nanonics did you have when you were little, dad?"

"Well, we didn't have brain implants. Our computers were big, boxy things that sat on a desk."

"Really??? How'd you TALK to 'em?"

"They didn't understand talk, dear. You had to drag this.. um, 'mouse'... around on... well, nevermind that. It was pretty silly."

"Weird!! Hokay, I gotta go now and soak up some nutrient solution. It was fun datavising you!"

*** CALL COMPLETED ***
DURATION 0.0021ms
COST $452.00
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING AT&T

Response #5
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 11/8/99 8:37:54 PM

I mean the Y2K stuff. I should find a book about the 1900 fin de ciecle and see how closely it parallels this one.

Response #6
By: Da Sissop
Date: 11/9/99 9:14:33 AM

All the abacuses had to be retrofitted with additional little balls.

(abaci?)

Response #7
By: Ralf
Date: 11/10/99 11:56:11 AM

Abacusen?

Response #8
By: Roxanne
Date: 11/10/99 3:44:43 PM

Gesundheit!

Response #9
By: Ralf
Date: 11/11/99 5:24:23 AM

Wie wischen Sie Schleim weg von einer Rechenmaschine ab?

Response #10
By: Da Sissop
Date: 11/11/99 8:03:35 AM

Hey, ist es ein Hardwareproblem!

Response #11
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 11/11/99 8:59:54 PM


Umformatieren Sie und installieren Sie, selbstverständlich wieder!

Response #12
By: Zane T. Dark
Date: 11/18/99 12:51:59 AM

Ralf:
That was spooky, don't do it again! Explaining vinyl is tough enough these days.

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