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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: bearcub who wrote (6318)7/6/1999 12:43:00 PM
From: David Eddy  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
Bearcub -

i'll try that 1972 thing. however, it doesn't work on any of my 7 computers (as far back as any of them will allow me to set them is 1980.)

Hold it!!!

That trick of subtracting 28 (or a multiple of 28) from the date is not about setting the clock in a PC back to 1972. It's about setting the DATA back 28 years.

If you're running applications on a PC that have existing data files, I seriously doubt you're going to have the sort of software tools that can dip into the application & do this little dance.

The 28 year set back is commonly called encapsulation.

One should not consider the encapsulation route until you have actually analysised the data in your files.

i.e. - "Listen kids, don't do this trick at home!"

- David
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