Y2K+8 Bug

[rick_ovic]

I've heard from some computer guys I know that everything is going to go haywire at the stroke of midnight, 'cos our computers won't recognise the new date. Somethin' about people many years ago not knowing how to enter the year 2008 on a computer properly, so they just keyed in '"08" instead.

Oh, forget it......

[gregga41]

Well then!...that explains it all!!
And I just thought it was this piece of cr@p computer that was the problem!!

Happy New Year Trotty! All the best mate!!

[leftybass]

Yeah, you guys are already there, aren't you? Happy New Year to all down under..!!!

[gregga41]

John, as i write, we downunder still have about 100 minutes of 2007 left to go!
Unfortunately the thermometer down here still reads 38 deg celsius! Damn hot!!

Have a "great '08" everyone!

[jwr2]

I have a 486 in my basement with dos win 3.11 and Unix on it ... it is not y2k compliant ... but along about 2002 it figured out what century it is and it worked ... I'm not sure if it will still boot up ... I haven't run it in a long time ...

All computers now running have a date code that allows 2 or 4 digits for the date. by the year 10000 they will all have a problem because the date will need 5 digits.

[beatlefreak]

I don't think you'll have to worry about that one, Jeff!

[sowhat]

2,5 hours until 2008 here.