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Subject: Re: Year 2000 time change(Format support) 
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From: James Lever <james@karanthia.humbug.org.au>
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>On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Sean Batson (Sunbeach) wrote:
>> Is FreeBSD ready for the year 2000 time change and 
>> what are the effects if the support for this format
>> isn't implemented asap with the OS?

>I don't understand all this hub-bub about year 2000.  Everyone knows
>Doomsday is set for Dec. 23, 1999, anyways.

>However, should we somehow make it past 1999, let the damn Cobol programs
>rot!!

Just a small note, this Sunday (12 Jan 1997) is the day that HAL9000
from 2001 was to be activated.

cheers,
James