> If the OS can't handle dates past 2040, it make's no difference whether or
> not any software running on that OS can handle it. IMHO.
What OS are you referring to??? Mac OS since system 7 can handle dates well
past 2040 as indicated below. The systems that cannot are Unix and Windows.
>From <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n19843>, published in
1996:
1) Question: Will the Mac OS have a problem with the year 2000?
Answer: No. The Mac OS has always correctly handled dates between January 1,
1904 and February 6, 2040. The current Mac OS date and time utilities handle
all dates between 30,081 B.C. and 29,940 A.D. All applications and system
software which use the supplied Mac OS date and time utilities will have no
problems with the year 2000. The only possible issues would come if an
application does not use the routines supplied by the Mac OS for
manipulating dates and times. If you believe you have such an application,
please contact the manufacturer of that application for an update.
Apparently Entourage is an application that does not use the OS date and
time routines.
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