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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Stocks: An Investment Discussion
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To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (11277)4/29/1998 12:39:00 PM
From: Christine Traut  Read Replies (3) of 13949
 
Bobby: There is a concept in programming called 'high values' where a programmer puts in an arbitrary value that he/she believes will never happen in real life in order to trigger another process.

Since programming is done by individuals and is an art - not a mechanical process - I guarantee you that some programmers used '99' as a high value and have it triggering something that will be inconvenient.

In the grand scheme of things, is this as big a deal as the '00' problem? Not even close. We've got plenty enough to worry about with Y2K.
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