On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, michael l. cook wrote:
> Andrew Mace wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Bill Babcock wrote:
> >
> > > There's a simple way to ensure you don't have a problem with Y2K--don't
>let
> > > the vehicle/computer/powerplant know that it's 2000. Hide them in the
>garage
> > > over new years and just pretend it's always 1999.
> >
> > That might work. On the other hand, one look in my barn and most folks
> > would realize I've been pretending for years that it's about 1970 (the
> > year of my 'youngest' Triumph).
> >
> > --Andy
>
>
> Let's see - in 1970 Triumphs and most British cars were only about ten
> years out of date. Since they didn't change much in the next ten years,
> we could say that in 1999 they are 39 years out of date. Therefore the
> FOT crowd and TR fans in general won't have Y2K until 2039.
It's funny that you come up with 2039... there is another similar
"roll-over date" problem (like Y2K) that will happen for certain
computers in 2038...
So, somehow UNIX is involved here. WOW.
Once again we see why Triumph enthusiasts are so kewl.
> There's a good excuse for buying more parts.
Yah, that's the ticket!
...for my girlfriend. Morgan Fairchild, yah, that's it!
;-)
> Mike Cook
rml
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