The year 2000 problem
To save once valuable space in the early days of computers, programmers used only 2 digits to indicate the year. As a result, unless corrective action is taken, most systems that use dates in any way will be obsolete in the year 2000, and, in many cases, will be subject to gross and unpredictable er...
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| Published in | The CPA journal (1975) Vol. 67; no. 6; p. 16 |
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New York
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
01.06.1997
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| Abstract | To save once valuable space in the early days of computers, programmers used only 2 digits to indicate the year. As a result, unless corrective action is taken, most systems that use dates in any way will be obsolete in the year 2000, and, in many cases, will be subject to gross and unpredictable errors. Management must become aware of the problem, identify systems that need to be changed, predict the consequences of the errors, set timetables, and allocate resources. The accountant auditor, while not directly involved, cannot sit idly on the sidelines. Estimates of the cost for a solution run as high as $40 million per company. |
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| AbstractList | To save once valuable space in the early days of computers, programmers used only 2 digits to indicate the year. As a result, unless corrective action is taken, most systems that use dates in any way will be obsolete in the year 2000, and, in many cases, will be subject to gross and unpredictable errors. Management must become aware of the problem, identify systems that need to be changed, predict the consequences of the errors, set timetables, and allocate resources. The accountant auditor, while not directly involved, cannot sit idly on the sidelines. Estimates of the cost for a solution run as high as $40 million per company. |
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| Author | Romney, Marshall McKell, Lynn J |
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