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most memorable time was when a senior design engineer questioned requiring y2k testing of all telecommunication systems.

he stood up and nervously spoke - clearly angry and controlling himself.

he asked: so you want me to stand in front of an optical fiber transmission system - with a calendar - and turn over pages until we get to January 2000!?