Re: CellQuest Y2K problem?

From: David Chambers (davidc@ccmi.salk.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 17:47:51 EST


Always one for one-upmanship, I set my computer to 2017 just now and acquired a
new data file.  Not only could I analyze and print out files from today (with
the date as "21-Jan-0"), but when I reset the date back to 2000, I could also
analyze the "2017" file (and it's date prints as "21-Jan-17").  I'm running
MacOS 8.6, but I think this "single-digit-date" bug is CellQuest's only.

I don't think anyone needs to worry about this - the files will access just fine
whatever the date :-)

	-- David


On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Nancy Harvey wrote:
> I also noticed the CellQuest dates as 01-04-0 and wondered which zero of
> 2000 that "0" represented.  I changed my computer to year 2001 and then
> the date on the print-outs read 01-04-1.  Since the year 2000 started
> the data file acquisition date is shown as 01-03-0 with only one zero
> for the year. I have so far no problem opening the files or analyzing
> them. Is this problem going to become a problem next year, is it caused
> by the OS (7.6) or should I just ignore it?
> 
> Nan Harvey
> University of MS Medical Center
> Jackson, MS
> 
> >>> "Ruedi Braun" <braun@polkim.med.uni-jena.de> 01/20 1:45 AM >>>
> Dear flowers,
> I have a question concerning the storage of CellQuest files!
> Best wishes
> Ruedi Braun
> 
> Ruedi K Braun
> Pneumology KIM IV
> Jena, TH 07740



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