Re: TI-H: Re: y2k
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Re: TI-H: Re: y2k
Do you know what, that's the same attitude that caused us to get into this
Y2K problem... the programmers back in the 50's and 60's, and maybe even the
70's, didn't care about any Y2K issue or saving all 4 digits for the year
because by the time the year 2000 came around, they would be retired and
most likely dead. So they didn't worry about it. :)
--
Bryan Rabeler
rabelerb@pilot.msu.edu
http://www.msu.edu/~rabelerb/
"The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the
end justifies the means." - Georges Bernanos
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brenden McNeil" <bmcneil@delanet.com>
To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 10:56 AM
Subject: RE: TI-H: Re: y2k
>
> Well I have several things to say.
>
> I hope Windows 95 / 98 are rendered useless (I hate those Operating
> Systems). However I know all my Linux and Windows NT 4.0 machines will
work
> fine into the next year.
>
> And about year 10,000... I don't care, I'll be gone long before then! I'm
> more worried about the United States having Social Security around when I
> retire. Better start that IRA just in case...
>
> Brenden McNeil
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> > [mailto:owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Rob Smith
> > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 1998 12:10 AM
> > To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> > Subject: Re: TI-H: Re: y2k
> >
> >
> >
> > what bout y10k? no computers can take that date yet, why do we get on
the
> > big companys to start early this time? hehe
> > thanks,
> > Rob Smith
> >
> > At 10:20 PM 12/29/99 +1100, you wrote:
> >
> > >im using windows 95 and it seemed to work fine when i tested it,
> > anyway i
> > >use very
> > >little progs that need dates
> > >
> > >Robin Kirkman wrote:
> > >
> > > > heh... using linux, i might have a y2038 problem....
> > > > oh well. I wanna go laugh at all the windoze users when their
> > computers
> > > > break.
> > > > tata!
> > > > --robin
> > > >
> > > > Bryan Rabeler wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Heh.. my computer will probably be on at midnight, as it always
is.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Bryan Rabeler
> > > > > rabelerb@pilot.msu.edu
> > > > > http://www.msu.edu/~rabelerb/
> > > > >
> > > > > "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts
> > absolutely." - Lord
> > > > > Acton
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Bernard" <npfs@cybcon.com>
> > > > > To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>; "D KA" <dave.net@juno.com>;
> > > > > <Eebs101@aol.com>; <bachlyn@aol.com>; "Mitchell Ferschweiler"
> > > > > <mitchell_ferschweiler@instantiations.com>; "Joshua A Kenagy"
> > > > > <josh_kenagy@juno.com>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 12:09 AM
> > > > > Subject: TI-H: y2k
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > well it's three days to the year two thousand and it's
> > infamous y2k
> > > "bug."
> > > > > > to face this threat I have decided to take the active
> > stance of doing
> > > > > > nothing till I come back home on the 2nd to see if
> > anything went wrong,
> > > > > > kinda like our school system (the part that has to face the
> > > problem, the
> > > > > > other half is so outdated that it doesn't understand dates)
> > > > > > I'll be ok if the bug does hit because my computer
> > battery is dead
> > > and for
> > > > > > all it knows it's 6 in the morning yesterday.
> > > > > > Well Happy New Year, and see you on the other side.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dec. 28, 1999
> > > > > > -3 till Christmas
> > > > > > 3 to New Years Eve
> > > > > > 368 till new mill.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > >
> >
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