In setting up the agenda for this meeting, the steering committee opted for an extended question-and-answer session. Discussion on computer issues, concerns and problems flowed easily in this relaxed setting. A drawing was held to give away a few games and Axel Larson, who recently returned from a visit to Redmond, gave a news update of happenings at Microsoft.

Also, everyone is anxious to know what problems to anticipate as 1999 gives way to 2000. Some suggested that full system backups be completed before 1999 changes over but, on the whole, most people were confident that the Y2K bug would be pretty much a non-event. There are a number of test programs to determine a computer's ability to handle the date change (e.g., Test2000) and there are even some "fix it" TSR programs that can help some older computers. In any event, members were urged to send email to the chapter officers describing any Y2K problems as they encounter them. The officers will, in turn, communicate to the members. Officer email addresses are available on the Web site.

At the end of the evening, everyone agreed the pizza was good and that we should do it again. We are much appreciative of all the staff at Round Table who helped us make this meeting such a success.

The next meeting of the Orangevale chapter will be held on January 27, 2000. We hope the meeting will held at our normal time of 7:00 p.m. at the Church of Religious Science at 6035 Main Avenue in Orangevale. But, just in case the church is still unavailable, guests are urged to check the Web site for exact meeting information during the week beginning January 23, 2000. That '2000' has a nice ring to it. See you next month.