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Re: Year 2000 Problem

At 11:10 AM 3/31/98 EST, you wrote:
>** Reply to note from xywrite@xxxxxxxx Wed, 25 Mar 1998
23:42:41 -0500 (EST)
> 
>>> did you read about the guy who suggested that we simply trick all the
>>> computers in the world into thinking 2000 _is_ 1900 and go on from
>>> there? As if! If for no other reason, the same post pointed out, 1900
>>> wasn't a leap year but 2000 will be.
>
I propose that we switch to hex and call it year 7D0. The computers
should like that.
(Note to David A.: yes, there's a use/mention equivocation in the
above; I know, I know.)
Harry

Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx