 | | Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...)) —Steven Vore
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| | | In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: ... (...) Way back in 1983, someone reported a "problem" with our operating system not figuring leap years correctly, and was given this explanation (and I was worried about posting this until I found it (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | Leap-seconds (was: Re: Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...))) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) LOL! --Todd (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Leap-seconds (was: Re: Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...))) —Steven Vore
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| | | | | Thanks for the redirect... I realized it should go in .geek but unfortionately that realization came post-posting. -S (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Leap-seconds (was: Re: Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...))) —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) Come now, atomic clocks aren't that expensive. Probably you can get one for $10k or less. Surplus should be way cheaper. Jasper (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Leap-seconds (was: Re: Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...))) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Nobody said they were or weren't! DEC was just saying that they chose not to be a supplier. Whoever it was at DEC that wrote that response is a brilliant master of the art of educating and amusing at the same time. At least that's my opinion. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Leap-seconds (was: Re: Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...))) —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | (...) Absolutely. I've seen it (or possibly a link) posted in the Sacry Devil Monastery and/or the Other Place fairly recently. The denizens all had a good laugh. (...) xntpd. Jasper (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Leap-seconds (was: Re: Leapyears (was Y2K problem with lugnet! (was Re: Help...))) —Steven Vore
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| | | | (...) at least not back in '83 :-) nah, actually never did that I know of at any point afterwards either. oh well, would have been a cool feature. -S (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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