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The Year 2000 problem: will the bug bite back?

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The Year 2000 date change problem is compelling businesses and government agencies to fix their computer systems. The millennium bug, if not addressed in time, could lead to serious consequences such as loan miscalculations, breakdown of production systems or electric power interruptions.

Author: Phillips, William G.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
Planning, Computers, Digital computers, Year 2000 transition (Computers), Maintenance and repair

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Diary of an online trader

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A description is presented of the experiences of a journalist who is given $10,000 which is to be used for trading on the Internet. The importance of excellent knowledge when trading on the Internet is discussed.

Author: Phillips, William G.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
Personal narratives, Prices and rates, Securities, Securities prices, Online transaction processing

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Houston, I have a problem

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A description is presented of the experiences of a journalist who participates in weightlessness training organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration onboard a modified KC-135A aircraft.

Author: Phillips, William G.
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
Training, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronauts, Weightlessness

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