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From: whh@PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Daylight Savings Time, Leap Years, ctime, and date
Message-ID: <25823@pbhya.PacBell.COM>
Date: 1 May 89 04:50:28 GMT
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In article <14353@duke.cs.duke.edu>, khera@juliet.cs.duke.edu (Vick Khera) writes:
> In article <1937@csuna.csun.edu> abcscnge@csuna.csun.edu (Scott Neugroschl) writes:
> >While I like Unix as much as the NeXT guy (pun intended), does anyone in
> >this group REALLY believe that it will still be around in the year 2100?
> >Come on, guys, and get a clue!!!!!!!

Correct questions! 

> I believe that you meant the year 2000, not 2100 as not being a leap year.

Wrong--check with pope Gregory XIII (name is right, not sure of number).

The *real* trick is to know under what circumstances 1900 *was* a leap year.
(Likewise, but of less practical use, 1700 and 1800.)

     --Hal

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