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The University of Oklahoma's Health Science Center has a Year 2000 site. Here is its description of what could happen if the problem is not solved.
My conclusion: write for your college transcripts this week.
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WHAT ARE THE UNIVERSITY'S RISKS?
If the University did nothing to correct the Year 2000 problem, the following is just a sample of the kinds of failures which could happen. The occurrence of any ONE of these events would be considered catastrophic on campus:
匹an't enroll students
匹an't collect tuition
匹an't process scholarships
匹an't process student loans
匹an't provide information to the State Capitol
匹an't provide information to the State Regents
匹an't process grants
匹an't provide financial statements
匹an't pay the University's bills
匹an't collect from the University's debtors
匹an't process bills for the service units
匹an't operate the phone system
匹an't produce transcripts
匹an't manage the physical facilities
匹an't process purchasing requisitions from departments
匹an't purchase items from vendors
匹an't process the budget
匹an't process with departmental decision-support systems
Correcting the various aspects of the Year 2000 problem is the most serious, comprehensive, and daunting task which has ever faced Information Technology (IT) at the Health Sciences Center, or at any other organization. We cannot afford to ignore or dismiss lightly this issue, for the consequences of doing so will be great.
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