Re: y2k reflections

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

Cranking the system  date back to 1972  is not  in the truest sense the solution known as encapsulation. Through the interfaces  an  encapsulated system   would communicate with the PC Vs  require a 1972  system date.

Encapsulation  takes input  from todays time and processing in  zoned time  within your system.
Zoned time  meaning  some 28  year increment in the past.
Then  communicating  with the outside world  in todays time.

The  process is  fully  reversible  later if you  wish . Meaning you  could  use those old  tried and true  programs in their  virgin state once it is no longer necessary to  cross the century boundary in quest of historical records.   It   could have  also been used in some  cases as  an 11th hour parachute for those with troubled  Y2K conversion   efforts.

As  a  remediation tool it  had the possibility of working in   as  little as  5  to 10 days . Followed by the Testing levels of your choice.

Generally,  it  was  reported that, those that used this  method  were pleased and  saved large  sums of money,  time  and  resources on their Y2K  efforts.   Many in the  400  community  were apprihensive and  some  suggested leading experts were opposed


I see from some of the other Y2k reflections  notes  that it is  felt 
-  progress was our most important under-pinning product

JMHO
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Glenn Ericson,    
Phoenix Consulting LLC
mailto:Glenn-Ericson@att.net
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At 08:56 PM 01/10/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Interestingly, I have a client that went the 28-year route.  As one can 
>imagine any firm choosing this solution also will have lots of old stuff 
>around including old PCs.   Did you know you can't set an old PC back to 
>1972; that they go reset to Jan. 1, 1980?  They didn't know that until 
>last Monday.
>
>
>_______________________
>Booth Martin
>boothm@earth.goddard.edu
>http://www.spy.net/~booth
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