RE: Y2K Customer nuts?

["Fisher, Don" <DRF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me see if I got this.  The customer wants to set the date on their
AS/400 to 1900?

Ummm, processing that is day of week dependent may not function properly.
Any processes that cross years, such as financial reporting, may function
unpredictably.  And there are those processes that calculate differences in
dates, like accounts receivable aging and trend analysis programs, that will
not provide correct results.  

There may also be legal ramifications regarding wages, taxes, etc.  Federal,
state, and local authorities may take exception to record keeping that is
not "accurate".

On the whole, I agree with you...They are Crazy.
Donald R. Fisher, III
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Heilig-Meyers Furniture Company
(804) 784-7500 ext. 2124
Don.Fisher@HeiligMeyers.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Tostaine, Jr. [SMTP:art@link400.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 1:44 PM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Y2K Customer nuts?
> 
> I have a customer who has just told me that they cannot afford the $500K
> it
> will take to upgrade all of their software/hardware (AS/400, PC's, Retail
> store Cash registers, store controllers, etc.).
> 
> They want to know if they can just set the date back on their /400.  The
> controller knows of people who are going to do this.  They want me to test
> this on another 400.
> 
> I can do this, just wondering if anyone has any serious reason why you
> can't
> do this?
> 
> I know things like reports will show wrong dates, etc.  But they don't
> seem
> to bother the customer.  I think they are crazy.  What do you think?
> 
> Art Tostaine, Jr.
> CCA, Inc.
> Parlin, NJ  08859
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