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Subject:Re: Y2K Comments From:Visnja Beg <vbeg -at- NEWBRIDGE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:55:06 -0500
Bob Morrisette wrote:
Y2K problems do not only apply to December 31, 1999.
Over 30 other dates can give problems, including the
date in 1999 when your fiscal year 2000 starts, and in 2000,
when monthly, quarterly, and annual processes are used for the
first time.
Then there is the April Fools 2001 bug in Windows.
Don't worry - Bill is working on a fix.
He has over two years to complete it.
Sorry if I spoiled your day.
Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- Sun -dot- com
There is also a problem on older mainframe systems with the date September 9, 1999 because the date
"9/9/99" was programmed as the last possible date.
