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Y2.01K bug trips up Symantec
Schoolboy error causes red faces
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El Reg thanks our contact who said this incident: "Reminds me of your recent article about cheap and dirty Y2K bug fixes where some unscrupulous programmers put in a simple if <10 = 20xx otherwise the date is 19xx." Indeed. ®

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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
Digital SPR from October 1983Funny thing about the Y2K thing ... my work had spent millions of dollars and nothing happened, but if you recall, 2000 was also a Leap Year and of Feb. 29, 2000 our systems went crazy, our IT guy quit and we all went home early ...Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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