Computer bugs in the year 2000

[larry at extel.UUCP]

Another problem is that we have gotten into the habit of only using the
last 2 digits of the year (look at your checkbook).  Even worse is that
some business software only allows a 2 character wide field for the
date.  Perhaps the designers did not expect their program to be in use
in the year 2000 but I would not be suprised to see a considerable
amount of 370 code running in the year 2000.

Just think that in a few years you will be able to refer to the
year 2002 as aught-two!  By the way the Websters Thesaurus also lists
ought as an alternate spelling to aught.

Larry Pajakowski
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