E.H.F. -
The fact still remains that most of the problems lie with systems using the Cobol code
In fact no one really knows. A core problem with Y2K is that no one really has a handle on what it is we're attempting to count.
What's "a system"? Not a simple answer. Could be a single spreadsheet. Could be thousands of programs/modules.
By single language, yes COBOL is probably greatest by volume, but there are probably hundreds of dialects of COBOL alone. Then you get into the fact that there are hundreds of languages in active use... Assembler, Focus, DYL260, Natural, M204, IMS, CICS, xBase, & on & on.
Factoid:
12,000 IBM mainframes
40,000 IBM DOS/VSE midrange
400,000 IBM AS400 midrange
400,000 DEC (remember them?) VAX midrange
not to mention Prime, Wang, Data General, Datapoint, Control Data, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, etc., etc.
Saying "COBOL is the culprit" is grossly over simplifying the issue.
The culprit is management negligence.
- David |
