> Were they investing in science in 2000? Applied science that played into the telecommunication space saw very large investment in y2k: Optical components, h

> Were they investing in science in 2000? Applied science that played into the telecommunication space saw very large investment in y2k: Optical components, high-speed electronics, exotic wireless, that sort of thing. There were probably others, but I was monomanically focused on telecom so didn't pay much attention to anything else at the time.