From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 8 15:30:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA13509 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:30:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns.ge.com (ns.ge.com [192.35.39.24]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA13495 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:30:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from thomas.ge.com ([3.47.28.21]) by ns.ge.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA05811; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:35:00 -0400 Received: from salem.ge.com (carsdb.salem.ge.com [3.29.7.15]) by thomas.ge.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA16096; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 10:47:42 -0400 Received: from combs.salem.ge.com by salem.ge.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA26859; Mon, 8 Jul 96 11:37:32 EDT Received: from localhost (steve@localhost) by combs.salem.ge.com (8.7.5/8.6.11) with SMTP id LAA05478; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:37:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:37:32 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen F. Combs" Reply-To: CombsSF@salem.ge.com To: Leon Curtis Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Handling time after 1999 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Leon, We use LynxO/S here (to control steel/paper/metal-rolling mills, etc...) and while I don't have any specific info on LynxO/S's stuff as it relates to date/time the STD unix date/time is already quite able to handle the year 2000 'problem' (we're spending a LOT of money to fix this problem on our IBM-based MRP system!)...... ---- Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM GE DS&TC Voice: 540.387.8828 Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM 1501 Roanoke Blvd FAX: 540.387.7106 Salem, VA 24153 LapTop: CombsSF-Mobile@Salem.GE.COM On Mon, 8 Jul 1996, Leon Curtis wrote: > Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 09:08:12 +03d-5 > From: Leon Curtis > To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Handling time after 1999 > > I have been asked to look into what other unix kernel groups are planning > to do to address problems with time when the year 2000 arrives. > > I would appreciate any pointers that would enable me to get "plugged in" > to any dialog / specifications relating to this issue. > > I work for a company that owns a version of (real time) unix put out > by LynxOS (Los Gatos, California). Our PBX product runs this OS and will > be the benefactor of the time changes. > > Thanks! > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Leon Curtis lcurtis@intecom.com > bus. (214) 447 8119 > fax (214) 447 8603 > >