COBOL programmers used 99-99-99 (notice the two digit year) as a default
value for an invalid year. Some programs especially older Machine code,
and COBOL programs may not recognize the 09-09-99 date, but I have not
heard enough about it to consider it a serious threat. I am about to get a
degree from a school that currently focuses largely on legacy technology
in the Information Systems Dept., and the professors have not mentioned it
much.
later
gordon
99 R/T rc black
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999 Rekker21@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/5/99 8:16:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, bernd@texas.net
> writes:
>
> << 2000 = Turn of the Century (Killer Parties)
> 2001 = Start of the New Millennium (Check your PC's again)
> 2/29/2029 = Uhoh...Are your PC's REALLY Y2K compliant??
> >>
> Whats this 9999 stuff Ive been hearing about? Anyone heard anything? On
> 9-09-99 the comps may shut off then to? Whatever!
> Eric
>
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