Emerick Rogul (emerick at csa.bu.edu) wrote:
> :: Existing software which represents Year as a two-digit field,
> :: probably will not correctly handle the Year 2000, when 00 becomes
> :: greater than 99.
> : Actually, 00 "will become" (or IS) *less* than 99 last time I checked. :)
> Yes, it was badly worded. The problem is that 1999 < 2000, whereas
> 00 < 99. So, two-digit year representations are going to be in a lot
> of trouble...
That would almost be an interesting prank to play on someone; change the
date on their computer to 2000 and see what programs crash. most people
never check their computers date so it may go unnoticed for quite a while,
or at least drive them crazy for a while...
