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*** 9-9-99 could cause computer problems
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Year 2000 computer bug isn't the only
date-related problem that could trip up computers across the country
in coming months. Just ask Phil White Hawk, a member of a Unity town
committee that is preparing for a glitch that could strike on
Thursday. The date 9-9-99 resembles the "9999" that many programmers
used as a signal to quit, which means some computers could read the
date as a signal to stop running a program, he said. "We think that
9-9-99...is going to be the start of things," said White Hawk, a
member of the Unity Year 2000 Preparedness Committee. It's one of
many potential date-related problems in addition to the Year 2000
bug, which could disrupt some computers that misinterpret the digits
"00" as the year 1900. Others include the once-in-a-millennium leap
year on Feb. 29, 2000. see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561049401-6c5
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