Y2K, Computers, & Ministry

How the Latest Technologies Are Impacting the Local Church and

the Mission Field

Y2K, Computers, & Ministry

Y2K What is the Y2K problem? How did Y2K get started? What it means to be Y2K compliant How to become Y2K compliant

Brief History of the Personal ComputerHow the Latest Technologies are Impacting Ministry Local Church Mission Field

Y2K

What is the Y2K problem? Inability to make computations based on

dates Inability to know the correct time/date Inability to roll over clock/calendar Inability to store year Improper date switchover on February 29th

Y2K

How did Y2K get started?Peter de Jager (DEE-YAH-GER)Article in ComputerWorld, September 6,

1993

Y2K

What does it mean to be Y2K compliant?

How to become Y2K compliant

Brief history of the personal computer

25 year history

Characterized by three “killer apps”SpreadsheetsDesktop PublishingEmail/Internet

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryLocal Church

Pastoral Survey Christian Computing Magazine Desktop Publishing Web Sites Presentations Digital Cameras Email Music Chatting Bible Study Software

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryMission Field

Email revolutionized communications!Multilingual Desktop Publishing

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

ProblemsRenderingProcessing

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems Problem #1

Character Shapes

English Greek

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How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #2

Context Sensitivity

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How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #2

Context Sensitivity

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #3

Diacritic Centering

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #4

Diacritic Stacking

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #5

Line Rendering

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #5

Line Rendering

How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems Problems #6-8

Data EntryInternal StorageAlphabetizing

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How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #9

Searching

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How the Latest Technologies are

Impacting MinistryThe “Classic 10” Multilingual Computing

Problems

Problem #10

Word Demarcation

Questions?

Web Site

WWW.GRISWOLD.COM/NBC

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Links to:Ministry Resources on the netPictures from a Charlotte, NC NBC reunionA handful of old Northeastern pictures