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Y2K is a numeronym and was the common abbreviation for the year 2000 software problem. The abbreviation combines the letter Y for "year", the number 2 and a capitalized version of k for the SI unit prefix kilo meaning 1000; hence, 2K signifies 2000.
Starting with Ruby version 1.9.2 (released on 18 August 2010), the bug with year 2038 is fixed, [16] by storing time in a signed 64-bit integer on systems with 32-bit time_t. [ 17 ] Starting with NetBSD version 6.0 (released in October 2012), the NetBSD operating system uses a 64-bit time_t for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
On 5 January 1975, the 12-bit field that had been used for dates in the TOPS-10 operating system for DEC PDP-10 computers overflowed, in a bug known as "DATE75". The field value was calculated by taking the number of years since 1964, multiplying by 12, adding the number of months since January, multiplying by 31, and adding the number of days since the start of the month; putting 2 12 − 1 ...
This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, the popularized term referring to a widespread computer programming bug feared to wreak havoc when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.
Y2K Turbine Superbike, a turbine-powered motorcycle launched by MTT in 2000; Y2K, a Swedish designation for the DSB Class MF or IC3, a Danish-built train set; YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, an RPG video game by Ackk Studios; Y2K fashion, a design style, fashion style, and aesthetic that was popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s
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Operation Abacus was a Canadian military operation formed in 1999 in response to anticipated disruption due to the year 2000 problem or the Y2K bug.It was intended as a contingency plan not just to coordinate the protection of government computers but also ensure social order if computing systems went down. [1]
The above code establishes a fixed date window of 1960 through 2059. It assumes that none of the receipt dates are before 1960, and should work until January 1, 2060. [3] Some systems have environment variables that set the fixed pivot year for the system. Any year after the pivot year will belong to this century (the 21st century), and any ...