Evans & Sutherland Y2K scrapyard heads-up

From: Daniel T. Burrows <dburrows_at_netpath.net>
Date: Mon Dec 21 22:36:41 1998

>Well, on the unixpc (att 7300/3b1), it is not possible to set a date >
>12/31/99 thru either the setup screen or the 'date' utility. it is
>possible to 'walk' the date into 2000 by setting 12/31/99 23:59. Once
>over the hump it is then possible to advance to 23:59 12/31/00, etc. But
>two digit dates in 2000 display mm/yy/100 (sic). Does that count as
>broke? :).
>
>Date arithmetic seems to work OK beyond 01/01/00 tho.


Don't forget to check Feb 29 2000. There are some systems that break there.
Dan
Received on Mon Dec 21 1998 - 22:36:41 GMT

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