Re: [at-l] Don't forget

["Thomas McGinnis" <tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us>]

I've retired my computer GeeK Certificate, but doesn't the *operating system* problems stem from the transition from 11:59:59.999 to 00:00:00.000? Couldn't this end of things be avoided by simply changing the clock timing to 
c:DATE <RETURN> 01/01/00 <RETURN>

a day early, and avoiding the turnover all together? I know this won't help with file reordering and such, which is software related, but it could help your machine.

BTW, and you computer geeks will get a kick out of this, I haven't booted my home computer (a secondhand 486) since I bought it 18 months ago. It replaced an XT clone (8086), for which I still have all the (floppy-based) software. I fooled around with 12/31/99changeovers back when I got it in Nineteen and Eighty-Seven, and none of the software cares a whit. I'm just going to turn the computer's clock back to 1998, and see what other people do for the next 12 months. Hopefully,.........
eh.
It would be a great time to hike, wouldn't it? (This post is now Trail related.)
Sloetoe

>>> <bullard@northnet.org> 12/20/99 09:32PM >>>
The problem won't disappear because the computer was shut off when midnight
arrived. The clock will still keep ticking and if there's a Y2K problem,
it'll just happen when they turn it back on instead of at midnight.

Saunterer

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