I agree with both you and Gil. But, how many programmers in the 60s, 70s, even 80s were thinking about Y2K? Sure, the really good ones were, but what about the other 80%?
....and, Y2K came off without a hitch...(FSVO - "hitch") π I love Fridays... BobL -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Porowski, Kenneth Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IRS - 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware (nextgov.com) [ EXTERNAL ] That was due to lack of foresight by the programmer not due to the age of the system. This email message and any accompanying materials may contain proprietary, privileged and confidential information of CIT Group Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, βCITβ), and are intended solely for the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, any use, disclosure, printing, copying or distribution, or reliance on the contents, of this communication is strictly prohibited. CIT disclaims any liability for the review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or the taking of any action in reliance upon, this communication by persons other than the intended recipient(s). If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender advising of the error in transmission, and immediately delete and destroy the communication and any accompanying materials. To the extent permitted by applicable law, CIT and others may inspect, review, monitor, analyze, copy, record and retain any communications sent from or received at this email address. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 3:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] IRS - 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware (nextgov.com) On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:14:20 -0700, Gerhard Adam wrote: >Applications don't get old. They either do what they're supposed to do or >they don't. It has nothing to do with age. > Remember Y2K? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail transmission may contain information that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person other than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's designees is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or their designee, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. OppenheimerFunds may, at its sole discretion, monitor, review, retain and/or disclose the content of all email communications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
