Re: -sigh- MACs versus PCs

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From: Michael Leone
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1997 00:00

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informe@best.com (   ) wrote:

>BTW, does anybody have a feel for the robustness of the MacOS vs.
>DOS/Windows/NT WRT the 1999 -> 2000 issue? Perhaps we can hope that
>only the Macs will be left standing on 1-1-2000.

The Year 2K issue has to do (mostly) with software (i.e., dates stored
as 2 digit years, and a supposition that the first 2 digits are 19,
unless explicitly stated otherwise). The software (of whatever type)
needs to be re-written or patched.

Having said that, many OSs (not just DOS/Windows) presume 1900 as the
base century - and most can be/already have been corrected.

So, you think it would be a good thing is 90+% of the world's
computers become unstable or inoperative in 3 years? Quite the
Luddite, aren't you?

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From: turgon@pil.net (Michael Leone)
Subject: Re: -sigh- MACs versus PCs
Date: 1997/01/04
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