At 09:50 12/21/1999 -0700, Bruce Toback wrote:
>     The big problem is that almost all user programs rely on 6-digit
>     dates. It's not just that the HP can't handle the 21st century;
>     chances are that your payroll, accounts payable, general ledger --
>     all your programs will believe that something done on 01/01/00
>     was long before 12/31/99. That is the thing people should start
>     worrying about soon.
>
>     The good news, of course, is that things aren't pressing just
>     yet. It's unlikely that the 3000 line will survive into the
>     21st century, and the few of you who might have one stashed in
>     your attic will be laughed at for using "those old dinosaurs
>     that couldn't even talk." The designers of the 3000 are
>     probably not too worried about this problem right now.
>
>    Reprinted from _Thoughts and Discourses on HP 3000 Software_
>    by VESOFT.
>

Do you know when that was written?



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