Funny you all mention 6 years. http://www.news.com.au/business/bank-of-queenslands-boq-eftpos-terminals-leaving-retailers-in-red/story-e6frfm1i-1225815661315
" RETAIL businesses across the country have lost thousands of dollars over the long weekend because a computer glitch left shoppers unable to use the Bank of Queensland's (BOQ) Eftpos terminals. RBOQ's Eftpos machines skipped ahead six years when the clock ticked over to January 1 and started date stamping January 2016. Harmeet Sian Network Engineer the missing link network integration pty ltd -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Fred Johanson Sent: Tuesday, 5 January 2010 9:11 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3584 date off by 6 years Do you mean libraries from other makers, or other IBM hardware? Our mainframe guys have their eyes open. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Harry Redl Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 4:04 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3584 date off by 6 years Hi, yes - seems like Binary Coded Decimal problem - not only IBM libraries are affected. Harry ________________________________ From: Fred Johanson <f...@uchicago.edu> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent: Mon, January 4, 2010 8:48:37 PM Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3584 date off by 6 years We'll just have to wait for IBM to wipe the egg off its face. VJ in Prague seems to have it right. The logging code written for the 3494 or whatever seems to have been propagated thru all IBM tape libraries. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Coles Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:35 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3584 date off by 6 years Well, I just found it in ours. At this point I'd assume it's fairly global. If anyone gets / finds a fix, let us know. I have two 3584s I'd like to get back from the future. :-D See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Jánský Vítezslav Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 11:13 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3584 date off by 6 years Well its simple ... 0x9 in binary = 9 in decimal 0x10 in binary = 16 in decimal y2k bug strikes back. V.J. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Neil Schofield Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 5:43 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3584 date off by 6 years Keith We've got the same issue on two TS3500 libraries (running code v8870 and v7420). It's funny as we were only reminiscing last week about the fun we'd had 10 years ago fighting the millennium bug. We even joked about having systems today that weren't 'decade compliant', but dismissed the idea for being too silly! Happy New Year to the ADSM-L community. Neil Schofield Infrastructure Platform Technologies Manager Yorkshire Water Services Ltd. ----------------------------------------- Find out how our new character Numptee is causing all sorts of problems by putting the wrong things down his toilet and drains - check out his videos and look at what you can do to help keep your drains running free. Visit http://www.yorkshirewater.com/binit The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available at http://www.keldagroup.com/email.htm Yorkshire Water Services Limited Registered Office Western House Halifax Road Bradford BD6 2SZ Registered in England and Wales No 2366682 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by The Missing Link's Email Security System - Powered by MessageLabs. For more information please email hel...@themissinglink.com.au ______________________________________________________________________ CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please notify The Missing Link immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of The Missing Link.
