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hans_castorp
on Feb 17, 2025
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Did missing/corrupt dates in COBOL default to 1875...
I worked on a COBOL system in the early 90s that stored a one-digit year :)
However, the records were never stored for more than 4 years, so this was never a problem.
gsck
on Feb 17, 2025
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Who needs just one Y2K when you can have one every 10 years!
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However, the records were never stored for more than 4 years, so this was never a problem.