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[Jerome H. Fine]

Fred Cisin wrote:

>>>Paul Koning wrote:
>>
>>>Y2K isn't an issue -- if that breaks things, simply set the system
>>>time to 1999.
>>>
>>On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, Doc Shipley wrote:
>
>>Or, if you want to be picky with it, most computers not Y2K-compliant
>>will accept either 1988 or 1994.  That gives you the correct day-of-week.
>>
>Right concept, but 1988 is a leap year, and neither 1994 nor 2005 are.
>
Jerome Fine replies:

Concept is correct, but again the implementation is
a bit different.  I think the rule is to subtract 28
years.  I can't remember if the 28 is correct, but
a test case provided the same day of the week.

Sincerely yours,

Jerome Fine
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