On 5 Feb 1997 at 19:59 Tracy DeDore,
INTERNET:[log in to unmask],wrote

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>While the currently supported versions of the MPE/V operating system
>(Platform 2P, 3P and Release 40) support the year 2000, one version,
>V-Delta-4, will not function properly beginning in the year 2000.  V-Delta-4
>is an older version of the operating system that is certified for Department
>of Defense C2 security.  There are no plans to patch the V-Delta-4 version of
>the MPE/V operating system to support the year 2000.  There also are no plans
>to certify a later version of the MPE/V operating system that supports the
>year 2000 to adhere to C2 security standards.

>Except for the two issues noted above, HP has validated that the MPE/V
>operating system and subsystems support multiple date formats including a
>two digit year and correctly manipulate dates outside the year 2000.  In
>addition, HP has verified that the MPE/V software components related to
>system clocks represent January 1, 2000 correctly and that leap year is
>accommodated in the years 2000 through 2028 at which point the system reaches
>the limitation described above.

We have Platform 3P on our production HP3000/GX and it rejects any attempt to
stream a job on February 29 in the Year 2000. It accepts 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016,
2020, and 2024 but not 2028. The system date reverts to 1900 on 1 January 2028
and the STREAM command becomes inoperable from then on.

Ken Nutsford
Systems Manager
Timeshare Systems Ltd