A client of mine was considering TimeShift for aging data to use for
Y2K testing.  TimeShift did not handle the integer dates returned by the
CALENDAR and HPCALENDAR intrinsics.  Gordon Helm, the vendor,
added this capability, and I tested it - it works just fine!  Then my client,
still working on a plan for Y2K testing, received a corporate
directive that all Y2K testing must be completed by November 1st.
The managers promptly decided that there is no point in buying
TimeShift now, because there isn't time to test anything anyway.

I did not make this up - I'm not that creative.
This is not an urban legend.  I was there, I heard the discussion
and the conclusion.  I'm not sure I believe it myself.

Cecile Chi