IP: give me that old time education -- from Risks

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:47:05 +0000
From: James Byers <jwb19 () cornell edu>
Subject: Cornell University Revisits Spring 1900
On 16 Oct 1999, Cornell University seniors registering for classes via the
online CoursEnroll system were greeted by the following splash screen text:
"Use this service to enter your pre-enrollment requests for the Spring 1900
semester." Following this screen, the main application window proclaimed in
a large font: "CoursEnroll for Spring 1900." The glitch was quickly
corrected.
The relevant Cornell Y2K status page
(http://www.cit.cornell.edu/y2k/services.html) states the service (Just the
Facts) will be compliant sometime in October 1999. Enumerating the usual
set of Y2K jitters is an exercise left to RISKS readers.
On the bright side, perhaps Cornell will finally offer those long-awaited
classes in horseless carriage design come spring...
James Byers (jwb19 () cornell edu)

_____________________________________________________________________
David Farber
The Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Telecommunication Systems
University of Pennsylvania
Home Page: http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~farber
Email: farber () cis upenn edu

Home: +1 610 274 8292; Cell and Office: +1 215 327 8756; Fax:  +1 408 490 2720