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From: "Arkady V.Belousov" <ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 04:02:09 +0300 (MSK)
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Subject: Re: Y2K fix
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Hi!

24-ζΕΧ-98 19:15 jls11 AT po DOT cwru DOT edu (John L. Spetz) wrote to opendos AT delorie DOT com:
 > Reply to message from raster AT highfiber DOT com of Sun, 22 Feb

 > >Then you'll be delighted to hear that it works whether you use "people years"
 > >1980-2099, or "DOS years" 0-119 (as stored in directory entries.)  See what I
 > >mean about picking a clever range?
 > I guess complex leap year support will have to wait for the Y2K1H
 > (Year 2 Kilo 1 Hecto) update to OpenDOS some 90+ years from now.
 > What?  You don't think there will be DOS users in 2098? :)

     This is one of many defects in original design, which makes MS-DOS so
low perspective. [shrug one's shoulders]