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February 1996, Week 5

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Randy Rahn <[log in to unmask]>
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Randy Rahn <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Feb 1996 13:28:05 -0800
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On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Nick Demos wrote:
 
> ----------
> Sent:   Tuesday, February 27, 1996 11:58 AM
> Subject:        Century Dates
>
> I know this subject came up before, but I can't recall the bottom
> line.  I have the following questions:
> 1.  How and when will dates past the year 1999 be handled in MPE
>     (results of the calendar intrinsic,etc).
> 2.  What is the standard format for dates, now that the CALENDAR
>     intrinsic format is not sufficient?
> 3.  I know there was some talk about using an ASCII YYYYMMDD format or
>     a 32 bit integer.  Has anybody, (including HP) set a standard?
> TIA
>
> Nick  [log in to unmask]
 
If you don't get a clear answer, you might check the following web site,
on the chance that it may point to HP-specific info:
 
   Linkname:  Year 2000 Computer Crisis Information Center
   Filename:  http://arganet.tenagra.com/year2000/
 
Hope this helps.
                        Randy Rahn
                        The Evergreen State College
                        Olympia, Washington
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