Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 11:51:00 -0500
From: Ivy Iverson 
Subject: [1/2] Y2K from the Pentig

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>From the Chief of Navy/Marine Corps MARS, (Military Affiliate Radio
System), distributed to all Navy/Marine Corps MARS members through
the MARS data system.  I have stripped the message headers and
footers in compliance with MARS regulations.  NOTES:
1. ALL such messages are sent in all caps.
2. Where there are underline characters, data was lost in transmission.
3. The abreviation MDS refers to the MARS Data System.
4. There have been numerous reports of utilities and even govt.
   agencies filing reports saying they were Y2K compliant when they
   were NOT, so this can be taken with a grain (or a pound) of salt.
 
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1. Y2K PROBLEM - THERE ARE A LOT OF HEADLINES ABOUT THE Y2K PROBLEM.
WILL IT AFFECT NAVMARCORMARS? IT CERTAINLY CAN. IS THERE A WAY AROUND
THE Y2K PROBLEM SO THAT WE CAN STILL COMMUNICATE? THERE CERTAINLY IS.
THIS INFO BCST WILL DEAL WITH PROCEDURES TO CHECK YOUR COMPUTER. THE
NEXT INFO BCST WILL DISCUSS SOFTWARE AND OTHER HARDWARE.
2. HERE IS A PROCEDURE TO TEST YOUR COMPUTER FOR Y2K COMPLIANCE:
  A. AT THE DOS PROMPT TYPE 'DATE 12-31-1999' AND HIT ENTER.
  B. AT THE DOS PROMPT TYPE 'TIME 23:59:45' AND HIT ENTER.
  C. WAIT AT LEAST 15 SECONDS AND TYPE 'DATE' AND HIT ENTER.
IF THE DATE IS 01-01-2000 YOUR COMPUTER IS SAID TO 'ROLL-OVER'
  D. TURN OFF THE COMPUTER.
  E. TURN ON THE COMPUTER.
  ___M AT THE DOS PROMPT TYPE 'DATE' AND HIT ENTER.
IF THE DATE IS 01-01-2000, CONGRATULATIONS, __________________
BE Y2K COMPLIANT (THERE ARE OTHER CHECKS CONCERNING LEAP YEARS THAT
IT STILL MUST PASS - SEE PARA 3 BELOW.) IF THE DATE IS SOMETHING
OTHER THAN 01-01-2000, DON'T GIVE UP HOPE YET. TRY THE FOLLOWING:
  G. TURN OFF THE COMPUTER.
  H. TURN ON THE COMPUTER.
  I. DURING THE START UP PROCESS, THERE SHOULD BE A MESSAGE TELLING
YOU WHICH KEY TO HIT TO BRING UP THE 'SETUP' PROGRAM. HIT THAT KEY.
  J. WHILE IN THE SETUP PROGRAM, CHANGE THE DATE TO 01-01-2000.
  K. SAVE THE CHANGES YOU MADE AND EXIT 'SETUP' (MOST COMPUTERS WILL
REBOOT, IF NOT, MANUALLY TURN THE COMPUTER OFF, THEN ON AGAIN.)
  L. AT THE DOS PROMPT, TYPE 'DATE' AND HIT ENTER.
  M. IF THE DATE IS NOT 01-01-2000 YOUR COMPUTER IS NOT Y2K
COMPLIANT.
  N. IF THE DATE IS STILL 01-01-2000, TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER AND THEN
TURN IT ON AGAIN.
  O. TYPE DATE AT THE DOS PROMPT. IF IT IS STILL 01-01-2000, YOUR
COMPUTER IS 'MANUALLY' Y2K COMPLIANT. THIS MEANS YOU WILL HAVE TO
MANUALLY SET THE DATE TO THE YEAR 2000 USING THE 'SETUP' PROGRAM.
ONCE THAT IS DONE, YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN.
3. TO BE FULLY Y2K COMPLIANT, YOUR COMPUTER MUST ALSO HANDLE LEAP
YEARS CORRECTLY. TO CHECK THIS USE THE PROCEDURE ABOVE TO SET THE
DATE AND TIME TO 02-28-2000 23:59:45. WAIT AT LEAST 15 SECONDS AND
CHECK THE DATE AGAIN. IF IT IS 02-29-2000, SET THE TIME TO 23:59:45,
WAIT ANOTHER 15 SECONDS AND SEE IF THE DATE CHANGES TO 03-01-2000.
REPEAT THIS FOR OTHER LEAP YEARS (2004, 2008, ETC.) IF THE DATE
CHANGES WERE CORRECT FOR EACH LEAP YEAR AND YOUR COMPUTER PASSED THE
CHECKS IN PARA 2, YOU ARE ALL SET.
4. WHAT IF YOUR COMPUTER ISN'T Y2K COMPLIANT? DON'T WORRY, WE WON'T
MAKE YOU BUY A NEW ONE. WE WILL SET THE DATES ON NON-Y2K COMPLIANT
COMPUTERS TO 01-01-1992 WHEN THE MILLENNIUM COMES. BY HAVING A
STANDARD WE'LL KNOW THAT 1992 REALLY MEANS 2000.
5. THE NEXT INFO BCST WILL COVER SOFTWARE AND OTHER HARDWARE.
 
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1. Y2K COMPLIANCE PART TWO
2. IS YOUR MULTI-MODE CONTROLLER Y2K COMPLIANT? VANY UNITS ALLOW
YOU TO SET THE DATE INTO THE MACHINE. IF YOU RELY ON THIS MAKE SURE
IT ROLLS OVER TO THE YEAR 2000 CORRECTLY. IF NOT, I AGAIN RECOMMEND
SETTING THE DATE BACK TO 1992 SO EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.
3. ARE THE PROGGIS YOU USE Y2K COMPLIANT? CHECK THEM OUT, AND, IF
YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS, CONTACT THE PUBLISHER TO SEE IF THERE IS A
Y2K FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IF THE PUBLISHER DOES NTT HAVE A FIX, YOU
MIGHT HAVE TO REVERT BACK TO A 1992 DATE SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO USE
THE PROGRAM.
4. IS THE MDS SOFTWARE Y2K COMPLIANT? NO, THE CURRENT VERSIONS OF
AA4GE IN UEE IN THE MDS (IDN/NDN/RDN) ARE NOT Y2K COMPLIANT. A Y2K
COMPLIANT VERSION HAS BEEN WRITTEN AND TESTED SUCCESSFULLY. IT WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL STATIONS REQUIRING IT WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE
MILLENNIUM. (FOR SYSOPS WHOSE COMPUTERS ARE NOT COMPLIANT, RESETTING
THE YEAR TO 1992 AT THE MILLENNIUM WILL ALLOW OPERATIONS FOR ANOTHER
8 YEARS - HEADER LINES WITH THE YEAR BEGINNING JR:92 WILL NOT AFFECT
DELIVERY OF TRAFFIC.)
5. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FIND
UPGRADES AND/OR FIXES TO SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE. SOME ARE AVAILABLE AT
FREU '9.3 -5 - .93'5 :9'5M HERE AT HQ WE SALVAGED SOME IBM PS/2
VALUEPOINT COMPUTERS BEFORE THEY WERE TURNED IN TO DRMO. THESE
COMPUTERS WERE NOT Y2K COMPLIANT BUT THANKS TO NNN0ASP, WE WERE ABLE
TO OBTAIN THE FREE UPGRADE FROM IBM DIRECT AND TURN THEM INTO Y2K
COMPLIANT COMPUTERS. THE IBM SITE EOR VALUEPOINT UPGRADES IS -
     HTTP://WWW.PC.IBM.COM/QTECHINFO/YAST-3GUQBN.HTML
6. THERE MAY BE OTHER WAYS IN WHICH THE Y2K BUG MAY AFFECT OUR MARS
OPERATIONS. IF YOU FIND ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WHICH WERE NOT ADDRESSED
ABOVE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND SO THAT WE CAN
COME UP WITH A COMMON SOLUTION TO USE THROUGHOUT NAVMARCORMARS.
 
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1. MORE ON Y2K - FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE FOUND YOUR COMPUTER TO BE
MANUALLY Y2K COMPLIANT, RIGHTIME OFFERS A FREE PROGRAM TO
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE YOUR COMPUTER'S BIOS COME 1 JANUARY 2000. THE
NAME OF THE PROGRAM IS YEAR2000.COM. IT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE
FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
   HTTP://WWW.RIGHTIME.COM
THE PROGRAM ALSO COMES WITH SEVERAL GOOD DOCUMENTATION FILES WHICH
EXPLAINS THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM AND HOW THIS PROGRAM FIXES IT.
(UNFORTUNATELY, IT WON'T WORK ON ALL COMPUTERS PARTICULARLY THOSE
WITH SOME AMI BIOS CHIPS.)
 
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1. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS BEGUN ISSUING MESSAGES SUMMARIZING
ITEMS OF CONCERN RELATING TO THE Y2K PROBLEM IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS
AND RESPONSES. THE FOLLOWING COVER THE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES Y2K
PREPARATIONS.
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Q1. WHAT IS THE ELECTRIC UTILITIES INDUSTRY GOAL FOR Y2K?
A1. THE GOALS OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY'S Y2K PROGRAM ARE TWOFOLD:
TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DELIVERY TO CUSTOMERS THAT ARE
UNINTERRUPTED BY A Y2K CONDITION OR FAILURE, AND TO PROVIDE
CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF ALL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES SUCH AS
CUSTOMER RESPONSE, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, SUPPLIES, AND EMERGENCY
REPAIR CAPABILITY.
Q2. HOW WILL Y2K IMPACT THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM?
A2. NO ONE IS COMPLETELY CERTAIN WHAT THE EFFECT OF Y2K WILL BE. THE
RISK THAT Y2K COULD POSE TO ELECTRIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS IS REAL.
HOWEVER, MOST EXPERTS DO NOT PREDICT WIDESPREAD OUTAGES BUT AGREE
THAT SOME SPORADIC SHORT-TERM OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE, JUST LIKE THE
POSSIBILITY THAT EARTHQUAKES OR SEVERE WEATHER COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL
OUTAGES EVEN BEFORE THE MILLENNIUM ARRIVES. IN THE CASE OF Y2K, WE
HAVE TIME TO PREPARE. A WORKFORCE OF COMPETENT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND
ARE WORKING HARD TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Q3. ARE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Y2K COMPLIANT?
A3. BASED ON NERC (NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY COUNCIL) 4TH
QUARTER 1998 STATISTICS, 82 PERCENT OF ALL DOMESTIC UTILITY COMPANIES
HAVE COMPLETED THE Y2K ASSESSMENT PHASE AND 44 PERCENT HAVE COMPLETED
REMEDIATION. A GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT NEARLY ALL ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE ELECTRICAL POWER GRID INTO THE YEAR
2000 WILL HAVE BEEN TESTED, REMEDIATED, AND DECLARED Y2K READY BY 30
JUN 1999. NUCLEAR GENERATING FACILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE
AND ALL SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE Y2K READY. NERC ANTICIPATES
THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL GENERATING CAPACITY ON 1
JAN 2000 AND BEYOND. TRANSMISSION OUTAGES SHOULD BE MINIMAL.
Q4. SOME REPORTS PREDICT WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR 2000. IS THIS TRUE?
A4. THESE PREDICTIONS ARE NOT BASED ON FACTS OR RATIONAL ANALYSIS OF
INFORMATION FROM THE INDUSTRY. SPORADIC SPOT OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS IS
A FAR MORE LIKELY SCENARIO. PREPARE FOR THIS POSSIBILITY AS YOU WOULD
FOR AN OUTAGE CAUSED BY A WINTER STORM. HAVE A FLASHLIGHT WITH FRESH
BATTERIES AVAILABLE AND PLENTY OF WARM CLOTHING IF YOU LIVE IN A COLD
AREA. MOST EXPERTS PREDICT ONLY SHORT-TERM POWER OUTAGES.
Q5. WHAT CAN WE, THE CUSTOMER, DO TO PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT OF Y2K ON
ELECTRIC POWER?
A5. CHECK THE Y2K INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL ELECTRICITY
PROVIDER ON THE INTERNET OR THROUGH LITERATURE INCLUDED WITH BILLING
STATEMENTS. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE Y2K PROGRAM OF YOUR
ELECTRICITY PROVIDER, LET THEM KNOW. THE WEB SITE
       WWW.NERC.COM/Y2K/INDEX.HTML
CONTAINS Y2K COMPLIANCE STATUS ON ELECTRIC UTILITIES IN MANY AREAS OF
THE U.S.
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1. THIS IS THE SECOND SECRETARY OF THE NAVY MESSAGE SUMMARIZING ITEMS
OF CONCERN RELATING TO THE Y2K PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND
RESPONSES COVER WATER UTILITIES.
QUOTE
 WATER UTILITIES.  RESPONSES 6 THROUGH 10 ARE TAKEN FROM SURVEY
DATA. MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A SURVEY OF WATER UTILITY
PROVIDERS, IS AVAILABLE ON THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION WEB
PAGE LINK AT  WWW.AWWA.ORG/Y2K.HTM
Q6. HOW COULD Y2K AFFECT THE WATER UTILITY?
A6. A TYPICAL WATER PROCESSING PLANT HAS FLOW CONTROLLERS, CHEMICAL
PACING CONTROLLERS, LEVEL SENSORS, CHEMICAL MONITORS WITH FEEDBACK
LOOPS, ETC. EACH OF THESE MAY BE OPERATED BY AN EMBEDDED COMPUTER
CHIP THAT MAY HAVE A REAL TIME PROCESSOR OR CLOCK INCLUDED. IF THESE
SYSTEMS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE DATE 1 JAN 2000, THEY COULD
FAIL - AND THE FAILURE MODE MAY SHUT THE PLANT DOWN OR REQUIRE MANUAL
INTERVENTION TO CORRECT. LIKEWISE, THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAY BE
CONTROLLED BY AUTOMATIC VALVES, LEVEL OR PRESSURE SENSORS, ETC. ALL
OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FAILURE. PRIOR TESTING AND
REMEDIATION ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY REMAINS
SAFE AND DEPENDABLE. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE WORKING
WITH TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND UTILITY PROVIDERS TO ENSURE Y2K DEADLINES
FOR CRITICAL SYSTEMS ARE MET.
Q7. WHAT COULD_THE Y2K PROBLEM DO TO THE WATER SUPPLY?
A7. MOST U.S. WATER UTILITY PROVIDERS USE COMPUTERS AS PART OF THEIR
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS. THAT'S WHY MOST UTILITIES ARE
ALREADY EXECUTING Y2K COMPLIANCE PLANS. OVER HALF EXPECT TO BE
COMPLETELY Y2K COMPLIANT AND MOST EXPECT TO HAVE THEIR MISSION
CRITICAL SYSTEMS Y2K READY.
Q8. HOW ARE WATER UTILITY PROVIDERS PREPARING FOR Y2K?
A8. MOST PROVIDERS ARE USING A STEP BY STEP PROCESS. THIS INVOLVES AN
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL AND NON-CRITICAL
SYSTEMS. THE NEXT STEP IS TO DETERMINE REQUIRED MATERIAL AND
PERSONNEL RESOURCES, PRIORITIZE SYSTEMS FOR REMEDIATION AND TAKE
ACTION AS REQUIRED. MANY UTILITY PROVIDERS ARE ALSO PLANNING FOR
 
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CONTINGENCIES BY DOING THINGS LIKE HAVING BACKUP POWER GENERATION AND
EXTRA PURIFICATION CHEMICALS AVAILABLE.
Q9. WILL WATER UTILITY COMPANIES BE Y2K COMPLIANT BY 2000?
A9. MOST WATER UTILITIES HAVE COMPREHENSIVE Y2K-COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
UNDERWAY AND ARE WORKING AGGRESSIVELY TO PREPARE THEIR COMPUTER
SYSTEMS TO BECOME Y2K-COMPLIANT OR Y2K-READY. VIRTUALLY ALL WATER
SUPPLIERS WILL AT LEAST HAVE ALL OF THEIR MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS
(THE ONES THAT KEEP THE WATER FLOWING) Y2K COMPLIANT BY DEC 1999 SO
THAT CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. AN INDUSTRY SURVEY BY THE
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION INDICATES OVER HALF OF THE UTILITIES
SURVEYED EXPECT TO BE 100 PERCENT Y2K COMPLIANT BY THE END OF 1999,
MEANING EVERY SYSTEM, BOTH CRITICAL AND NON-CRITICAL, WILL BE
REMEDIATED.
Q10. WILL THERE BE SAFE DRINKING WATER AT THE TAP ON 1 JAN 2000, AND
EACH DAY THEREAFTER?
A10. THE ANSWER IS YES, IN THE UNITED STATES. WATER PURIFICATION
SYSTEMS RECEIVE HIGH PRIORITY AS UTILITIES WORK TOWARD COMPLIANCE. A
WATER UTILITY'S Y2K-COMPLIANCE PROGRAM MUST BE DESIGNED TO ENSURE
SAFE DRINKING WATER IS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS. THIS IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATION PLAYS HEAVILY INTO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AS
UTILITIES PRIORITIZE SYSTEMS FOR Y2K REMEDIATION.
 
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1. THIS IS THE THIRD SECRETARY OF THE NAVY MESSAGE SUMMARIZING ITEMS
OF CONCERN RELATING TO THE Y2K PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND
RESPONSES COVER OIL AND GAS UTILITIES.
QUOTE
  OIL AND GAS. RESPONSES 11 THROUGH 13 ARE TAKEN FROM INFORMATION
PROVIDED ON GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL WEB SITES AND FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S TOLL-FREE Y2K HOTLINE NUMBER (888)872-4925. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION WEB SITE
      WWW.AGA.ORG
Q11. HOW COULD THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY BE AFFECTED BY Y2K?
A11. ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY DEPEND ON EACH
OTHER. THE ELECTRIC SECTOR DEPENDS ON OIL AND NATURAL GAS TO GENERATE
ELECTRICITY. THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR DEPENDS ON ELECTRICITY TO POWER
ITS CONTROL CENTERS, BUSINESS FUNCTIONS, AND MARKETING AND SALES.
BOTH SECTORS ALSO HEAVILY DEPEND ON THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR AND
THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR TO MOVE OIL AND GAS FROM PRODUCTION AREAS
TO END USERS NATIONWIDE. BECAUSE OF THIS INTERDEPENDENCY, THE
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON Y2K CONVERSION ESTABLISHED AN ENERGY WORKING
GROUP TO TRACK PROGRESS OF THE ENERGY SECTOR IN ACHIEVING Y2K
READINESS.
Q12. WILL THERE BE GASOLINE SHORTAGES BECAUSE OF Y2K?
A12. AN INDUSTRY SURVEY BY THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE INDICATES
THAT OIL COMPANIES SHOULD BE WELL PREPARED TO CONTINUE REFINERY
OPERATIONS AFTER 1 JAN 2000. 76 PCT OF COMPANIES SURVEYED REPORTED
THEY WILL HAVE THEIR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Y2K READY BY JUN 1999. 73 PCT
REPORTED THEY WILL HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE BY JUN 1999.
CONTINGENCY PLANS ADDRESS THINGS LIKE IDENTIFYING ALTERNATE
ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION VENDORS AHEAD OF TIME.
YEAR-END GASOLINE LINES AND SHORTAGES AT THE PUMP COULD RESULT FROM
LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ALL ATTEMPTING TO FILL UP THEIR VEHICLES JUST
BEFORE THE NEW MILLENNIUM ARRIVES. MANY OIL COMPANIES INTEND TO
INCREASE RESERVES TO ADDRESS THIS POSSIBILITY. MOST MAJOR OIL
COMPANIES HAVE POSTED Y2K READINESS DISCLOSURES TO THEIR WEB SITES.
Q13. WILL THERE BE Y2K RELATED PROBLEMS WITH NATURAL GAS SUPPLY?
A13. AN INDUSTRY SURVEY OF MUNICIPAL NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTORS SHOWS
55 PCT OF THOSE SURVEYED REPORT THEY HAVE NO ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WHOSE
FAILURE WOULD AFFECT THEIR DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS. OF THE 45 PCT WHO
REPORT POTENTIAL Y2K IMPACTS, ALL BUT 6 PCT EXPECT TO BE Y2K
COMPLIANT BY JUN 1999.
Q14. IS 1 JAN 2000 THE ONLY DAY THAT UTILITIES COULD BE AFFECTED?
A14. NO. THE DATE 1 JAN 2000 IS NOT THE ONLY DATE OF CONCERN.
ESPECIALLY FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, OTHER DATES CAN IMPACT WHEN A UNIT
MIGHT FAIL. SOME COMPUTER PROGRAMS HAVE USED SPECIAL CODES TO
COMMUNICATE WITH HOST COMPUTERS. CODES SUCH AS 9999 OFTEN MEAN 'THE
END Of A FILE OR DATA TRANSFER.' 9 SEP 1999 COULD SHOW UP AS 9/9/99,
AND BE READ AS 9999 BY SOME OLDER SYSTEMS. ALSO, 9 APR 1999 IS THE
99TH DAY OF 1999, AND COULD ALSO BE CODED AS 9999. THE FOLLOWING
DATES ARE SIGNIFICANT TO ALL SYSTEMS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY Y2K:
04-09-1999 99TH DAY OF 1999
09-09-1999 9TH DAY OF 9TH MONTH YEAR 99
10-01-1999 GOVERNMENT'S FY2000 BEGINS
01-01-2000 OVERFLOWS 2-DIGIT YEARS
10-10-2000 FIRST 10-CHARACTER DATE
02-29-2000 LEAP YEAR
01-01-2001 FIRST DAY OF 21ST CENTURY AND START OF A NEW MILLENNIUM
12-31-2019 YY-DATE LIMIT OF MICROSOFT EXCEL 95
12-31-2029 YY-DATE LIMIT OF MICROSOFT EXCEL (NEXT MAJOR VERSION)
12-31-2049 DATE LIMIT OF MICROSOFT PROJECT 95 AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS
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