Y2K

[Bob Elzer]

My fix for y2k was to push it off for 20 years.

There were no dates before 1921 in the data, so the 2 digit year below 21
was treated as 2001-2020 so I have 2 more years before it becomes a problem.

Luckily those computers aren't running any more.

Merry Christmas Everyone.


On Dec 25, 2017 6:38 AM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Y2K was 18 years ago.  Do you remember where you were?  I do.
>
> I had just gotten off a large Y2K project and my wife and I did some
> prepping...  Looking back we did not do enough given the potential for
> catastrophic failure.
>
> We stayed up all night glued to the TV watching as each time zone passed
> into Y2K.  As I recall there was two minor issues.  A small power station
> had some issues... and I do not recall the other one.
>
> I remember there was a lot of speculation because there was so much
> technology out there that was untested and it was uncertain if it would
> fail or continue once Y2K was reached.  And in 1999 there was so much less
> technology than there is today....
>
>
>
>
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