The Human Touch
any major problems. Still, most campus buildings will be staffed on Dec. 31 so that any computer glitches that crop up can be dealt with by a human hand.
Michael N. Lichten, director of physical resources within the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), says his office has spent the last 18 months making sure the computer system that runs keycard access across the campus will function properly.
And while Lichten says all hardware and software is now Y2K compliant, a crew of about eight physical resources specialists, including steamfitters, electricians and plumbers, will still be on-site to deal with any potential problems.
"I am expecting that it will all work," he says, "but it's dependent on
power supplied to Harvard [from outside]."
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