Re: 2010 bug

  • From: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: melkin4u@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:52:29 -0800

Interesting.

Googling for it I can't seem to find a plausible explanation.

There is lots of wrangling on Slashdot as to whether it has something
to do with 0x10 being 16 in binary and 10 in BCD.
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/01/03/1312209/2016-Bug-Hits-Text-Messages-Payment-Processing

Could it be that someone is storing the year in 2 digits?

You would think that lesson had been learned.

Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com
Home Page: http://jaredstill.com



On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Michael Elkin <melkin4u@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It is interesting to know if someone of list members have experienced 2010
> bug, when 2010 suddenly changed to 2016
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100105-708021.html
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/windows_mobe_bug/
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Michael Elkin
>
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