In a message dated 10/01/00 01:24:32 GMT Standard Time, 
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 Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 18:34:09 -0800
 From: Stefan Struiker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 Subject: Mersenne: The Second Mersennium Behind Us, How Now For Myriad The 
Third?
 
 Quiet Flows The List, so here is a Y10K query:
 
 Does the "official" Y2K retrofit cover rollover from 9999 to 10000?
 
                                    Tick, tick,
                                            Stefan S.
 
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The CMOS RAM has a century byte which should now be storing
20.  Assuming that it can go up to 255, current systems should
be capable of storing dates up to 25599 before there is a problem.

George S.

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