Re: 2010 bug

Googling for it I can't seem to find a plausible explanation.

There is lots of wrangling on Slashdot as to whether it has something to do with 0x10 being 16 in binary and 10 in BCD. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/01/03/1312209/2016-Bug-Hits-Text-Messages-Payment-Processing

Could it be that someone is storing the year in 2 digits?

You would think that lesson had been learned.

Jared Still
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On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Michael Elkin <melkin4u_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> It is interesting to know if someone of list members have experienced 2010
> bug, when 2010 suddenly changed to 2016
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100105-708021.html
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/windows_mobe_bug/
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Michael Elkin
>

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