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(...) It's a microcontroller. Therefore it has an internal clock. Therefore it can suffer from Y2K, if it hasn't been removed. (...) No it's not. We're not even close to getting everything away. How do you think we will fare if the world's (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The most likely scenario is that so many people are in such a tizzy about Y2K that there will be runs on banks throughout the civilized world before the end of the year, causing total economic collapse. Ignorance, not computer bugs, are the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Jasper Janssen writes: > On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:53:26 GMT, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Russell > Nelson) wrote: > > >Did you *tell* it which year it was?? > > > >Then why do you think it cares?? > > It's a microcontroller. Therefore it has an internal (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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This is getting way out of hand... (...) If it doesn't know what year it is, then it can't have a Y2K problem! And even if it would know about the year, and even if there was a Y2K bug, I don't think it would matter much. In the worst case, your (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No, just because it has a microcontroller in it doesn't mean it will stop working in 2000. Russell is absolutely right. If it doesn't know what the year is (you never tell it) it doesn't know when Y2K is going to happen. There are too many (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) What do you mean by "internal clock?" You seem to indicate that the microcontroller inside the RCX somehow knows the date. It does not. The only "clock" inside the microcontroller is a counter that counts cycles. It starts at zero when you (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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A more likey reason for a crash is that people will actually believe all these predictions that the markey will crash and try to convert everything to cash. Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36a3cf2e.46618061@l...et.com>... ... (...) ... (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) bug, I (...) left (...) or (...) different (...) Well, those of us who are using the RCX for mission critical applications can't be too careful. -Allen PS: I just finished my Lego open-heart surgeon, I'll post pictures in a few days. -- Did (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Only, ONLY, if it uses date arithmetic that crosses the Y2K boundary. Your ancient PC, that has not been upgraded, will function just fine on Jan 1 2000, regardless. It may not be showing you the correct date, because of the rollover, and (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Actually, The way the markets have been going lately is that it is just as likely that bargain hunters will be waiting for just such an occurence so they can get some good deals. Will this be enough to offset it completely? Probably not, but I bet (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That's the same thing. Regardless of what exactly causes it, it'll happen. Jasper (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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"....even when only relative time is required by the OEMs, this may often be derived from chips that keep absolute time internally. Those chips that represent absolute time using two digit dates are subject to Year-2000 failures just as with (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ohmigod! That means my dishwasher, dryer, refrigerator, microwave, toaster and egg-timer are going to crash! DAMN YOU KENMORE!! Folks, think. How does the RCX use time? It uses it as an internal clock for operations. Think of it as a (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) this is a complete crock. The H8 inside the RCX does not fall into the category of chips that "keep absolute time internally." See the H8 specs for details. In fact, this thread is a complete joke. -Kekoa (25 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) microcontroller in the RCX does this, or not. Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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