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In one way, this speaks to the incredible power and life of the AS400.

The 1940-2039 window was a temporary fix that more or less accepted the idea that 1980s programs would no longer be in use 30 years later. Still here, still working.

Maybe it is time for IBM to go all retro and accept that they have a product that should be rescued from "cash harvest" phase? Lets recognize the AS400 for the industry leader it was and restore that luster in the marketing approach? Where are we now? AS400 7.0? Does that have a ring to it? Maybe AS400g?



On 4/22/2015 2:13 PM, Dan wrote:
In another thread, I am seeking advice on finding an error related to a
date past 2039, given the system's 1940-2039 2-digit year "window".

Someone posted a comment "Y2K39 :-)", and I have to wonder, are we going to
see Y2K-like projects all over again because of shortsighted fixes made
back in the 1990's that made no changes to fields using 2-digit years?
Because, of course, there was no way that any of these applications would
be running in another 40 years, right? As if we hadn't already learned our
lesson with Y2K. But I digress.

Is there a chance IBM will shift that window to something like 1960-2059 at
some point in the future? I've thought there might be a system value that
would allow each shop to customize this window. But I can see where that
would be problematic as well.

Is the Power i the only system affected by the 1940-2039 2-digit year
"window"?

- Dan


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