Racal date-change software bug bites UK shoppers

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`We would describe it as not necessarily a millennium, but a century-related issue,'' West said. ``I wouldn't describe it as a Y2K bug, but it's very difficult trying to convince someone that it isn't.''

Oh yes, call it anything but a y2k bug.

-- hamster (hamster@mycage.com), December 29, 1999

Answers

Actually, they are correct. It is a century issue, since if computers had been invented in the 1800s, the same issue would be arising at the turn of 1900. It's not a millenium issue per se, except that the end of the present century is coincidentally the end of a millenium.

-- Scarecrow (Somewhere@Over.Rainbow), December 29, 1999.

Jennifer Flowers of Gov.Action 2000 when asked for a quote replied in a huff, that it was hardly warranted the publicity since it was such a small glitch.I don't expect 20,000 cardholders thought so.Spokesman for the Banking industry said it has arisen because of a small piece of unremediated software & added that "it" would go away of its accordon accord come 1st Jan.

-- Chris (griffen@globalnet.co.uk), December 29, 1999.