Y2K status of Genera

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From: reti
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 00:00

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    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:23 EST
    From: Scott McKay <swm@harlequin.com>

	From: Mabry Tyson <Tyson@ai.sri.com>
	Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:55:28 -0800

	Hi,

	Can anyone tell me anything about the expected Y2K status of Genera
	8.3??

	Thanks,
	Mike Harper
	ALCOA

    I bet a dollar it works well.

    Why not set the date to Dec 31 1999 11:55 PM, then hack for a few
    hours?  Then you can tell us all how well, or poorly, it did.

There are a couple of known cosmetic bugs that have been reported by
customers who did just that.  One causes the background process updating
the status line to blow out if you date display mode is set to mm/dd/yy,
I have a patch for that, if anyone needs it.

I am currently in the process of negotiating a more thorough testing of
Y2K problems for a customer of Open Genera 2.0.  If this takes place, I
can give a more definitive set of answers afterward.

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