Year 2000 Solutions For Dummies
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 1997
Book
Mixed media product
400 pages
978-0-7645-0241-5 (ISBN)
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Description
In the 1960s, the dawn of computing, programmers decided that it would be a good idea to use dates in their programmes. However, when they went through the code they needed, they found that once they put in the year 2000, the amount of code needed took a giant jump. Cleverly, they decided to just leave it out, deciding that modern programmers would easily be able to solve the problem. Most programmes still contain this flaw and purchasing the right corrective software may prove to be a minefield to the everyday PC user. This book aims to offer professional but straightforward advice on identifying system problems on all platforms, from PCs to mainframes, and describes resources for testing and fixing affected programmes. More importantly for large companies and corporations, the book tells the reader when its time to give up in-house efforts at fixing the problem and call in third-party specialists. Included with the book is a CD-ROM which contains sample code for fixing programs affected by the year 2000 problem.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-0241-5 (9780764502415)
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Kelley C. Bourne
Year 2000 Solutions For Dummies
Book
01/1998
2nd Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
€55.89
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