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The e3000 won't boot after 2006; according to Carly  ;-0

-----Original Message-----
From: Cecile Chi [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:52 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: MPE Support Problem We Will Need to Face


In a message dated 11/29/01 2:35:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:

<< Not to worry - we're all going to migrate to HP-UX so we can deal
 with, IIRC, the year 2027 problem.

 I seem to recall reading a few years back about UNIX systems being
 mostly immune to Y2K problems, but that they would be affected 128
 years past 1900... can anyone confirm or provide details?
  >>

No, it's MPE 3000 machines that have the 2027 problem, or rather the
2028 problem.  They won't boot with a system date past 2027.

HPUX dies a little later, something like 2036 or 2038, I think.

Cecile Chi

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