Originally posted by Byrd
How do I know it's a hoax? Because I'm in computer hardware and software and have done chip level programming and CAN read a schematics. His
original story was that Uinux was going to crash when its date program ran out and he was going back to get the old computer so they'd have working
Linux in the future.
(Yes, yes...those of you who work with Unix can quit laughing now. He really DID say that.)
After DOS and Windows and all the computers failed to "melt down" with the Y2K scare, he changed his tactics.
As mentioned above, he didn't say anything about the Y2K scare. He only mentioned a 2038 bug, which is real. He did, however, ask what major disaster
had been prepared for, but never happened. I've yet to find anything that proves it to be a hoax. That in itself is fascinating, because I'm pretty
sure I could blow any hoax in about 20 questions. Especially something as complicated as time travel. The guy would really have to have done his
homework not to screw up somewhere.

I'll be curious to see if anyone can find anything to call his bluff with, if it
is a hoax.
[Edited on 29-8-2003 by Satyr]