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really ancient computers came with their own desktop

(i.e., there was often a handsome metal operators
 console with lots of big switches and stuff - the photos
 usually showed the console in the middle of the room 
 with all the big cabs arranged around the outside, and
 loads of guys in suits (!) busy tending to the needs
 of the beast)

dave
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Eric von Weasel <berg...@big.aa.net> wrote in article
<6jacgf$k0e$1...@big.aa.net>...
> In article <3558793d...@news.odyssey.on.ca>,
> Pundit Gainsay <yuk...@odyssey.on.ca> wrote:
> 
> >I suppose that anyone who is a naysayer could always change the date
> >on their computer to some time in the next century and use it for a few
> >weeks.
> 
> Sure.  And all the programs which use the system date for timestamping
> records and storing transaction times will be completely screwed up.
> 
> 
> >I'd suggest making a boot disk if you have a really ancient computer
> >though.
> 
> "really ancient computers" don't have boot disks.
> 
> Are you aware that "really ancient computers" don't fit comfortably on
> an average desktop?
> 
> 
> >Microsoft has already publically identified some glitches they will
> >provide patches for via their website for some minor glitches in Windows
3.1,
> >Windows 95 and Microsoft Office.
> 
> Last I heard:  Microsoft thinks that it will have Win 3.1 Y2K
> compliant, but probably won't be able to fix its other operating
> systems in time.
> 
> 
> >Most are minor but remember that some
> >systems in the world's infastructure are ancient.  If recent software
has Y2K
> >glitches when they were programming to avoid them how trustworthy is
> >code written 20 years ago for say a nuclear reactor.  You don't know
until you
> >look.
> 
> Sadly, a large portion of US management is still unwilling to look.
> 
> 
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