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While 9999 may have been used as an end code in some programs, if it was
in a program that used dates, the dates were six digits in yymmdd
format, so September 9, 1999 would resolve to 990909 and any end of file
marker would have been 999999 and not 9999. Believe me, I wrote plenty
of Y2K non-compliant code in my days as a programmer, but that is not a
Y2K problem.
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Steven W. Poser, President
Poser Global Market Strategies Inc.
url: http://www.poserglobal.com
email: swp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: mike <combat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 2:01 PM
Subject: Arch Crawford 9/9/99
>
> Dear RT:
>
> One of the most fascinating dimensions of Arch Crawford's prediction
of
> an imminent downdraft in the financial markets is the fact that 9/9/99
> corresponds to the line of code ("9999") many programmers used to
> signify the end of a program -- are we going to get a taste of Y2K
> earlier than expected?
>
> Strupp
>
>
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