999999 is not a valid date 1999-09-09 is 090999(mmddyy) or 990909(yymmdd).
Did I miss something??


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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Another Y2K date tomorrow


Larry asks:
>
> Okay Ken, call me dumb, but why would April 9 be a problem for Y2k?  Other
than


With a 6-digit date (MMDDYY or YYMMDD), there are known instances where the
programmers chose "999999" as "never" or "expired" or something special...
forgetting that it's a valid date (1999-09-09).

For example, if you have an IBM labelled tape that you didn't want to
expire, you may have put "999999" as the expiration date.  (Yeah, they
could have used 991231, but that would imply immediate recognition of
the Y2K problem :)

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