Re: -sigh- MACs versus PCs

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From: Louis M. Pecora
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 00:00

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In article <5agu7o$96j@nntp1.best.com>, 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 Mac will be OK until ~ 2020 which is an artificial limit.  It can
easily be extended (I understand) to ~ 2041.  

Bottom line:  the typical Mac user has to do _nothing_ to survive the
1999->2000 transition. It will just be another year change for him/her.

-- 
Louis M. Pecora
pecora@zoltar.nrl.navy.mil
 == My views and opinions are not those of the U.S. Navy. ==

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From: pecora@zoltar.nrl.navy.mil (Louis M. Pecora)
Subject: Re: -sigh- MACs versus PCs
Date: 1997/01/02
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