printed 19 it was simpler to use two digit years in the program.
Unexpected longevity. Since the year 2000 was a very distant date most people did not really think about this problem until recently. Thus, a lot of programs were written in the traditional manner of using 2 digit years on the date.
The Year 2000 problem came about due to programming practices involving the use of 6 digit dates (dd/mm/yy) vs. 8 digit dates (dd/mm/yyyy). This results in the possibility of a date such as 31 being misinterpreted (is it 1931 or 2031?). Thus, any computer program which deals with 6 digit dates is susceptible to the Year 2000 problem. The Year 2000 problem actually involves two key date issues:
Date mathematics. For years businesses have used date math to compute things such as aging schedules, due dates, past due accounts, etc. Many computer applications now support the use of date mathematics (Lotus 1-2-3, MS-Excel, MS-Access, etc.) These applications all work by u
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