Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:6756 comp.sys.att:11085 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!news.cs.indiana.edu!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!sialis!rjg From: rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: The year 2000 approaches (was Re: Mondo Combo Card *opinions* [was: Re: SCSI for 3b1: myth or) Message-ID: <221@sialis.mn.org> Date: 6 Dec 90 00:22:33 GMT References: <36499@cup.portal.com> <1990Dec4.180218.3342@sonyd1.Broadcast.Sony.COM> Organization: Dr. Ho Laboratory and Daycare Center Lines: 25 In article <1990Dec4.180218.3342@sonyd1.Broadcast.Sony.COM> bruce@sonyd1.Broadcast.Sony.COM (Bruce Lilly) writes: |In article <36499@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes: |> |>Already, in 1990, I'm seeing UNIX systems whose "date" program permits the |>specification of a 4-digit year; this will be ALL that's required to re-invent |>for the 3B1 sometime during the next 10 years. If you'll note (by typing date) |>, |>the present ctime() already produces a 4-digit year, so there's no problem |>there. | |FYI, I just tried putting in a "00" year in a date command -- |it's interpreted as 1970. date(1) obviously needs to be |rewritten. I'll start work on it right away. You've only got nine years to get it written, tested and distributed. Of course, that's probably just enough if you want to Milspec it. :-) -- Robert J. Granvin \\\\\\\\ rjg@sialis.mn.org : INTERNET University of Minnesota \\\ ...uunet!rosevax!sialis!rjg : UUCP School of Statistics \\\\\\\ rjg%sialis.mn.org@nic.mr.net : BITNET "A witty saying proves nothing." -Voltaire