Were starting to get a few minor problems with older DOS programs. Seems they rolled over fine, but won't accept data based on a zero-zero date as part of the input. Biggest problem here: The people that wrote the custom programs are long gone. The employees have either not been around long enough to know how to do the job without the comuter, or have relied on the computer for so many years they forgot. People being people, the L-word (lawsuit) has already started to flow. Who they gonna sue though? The guy that wrote the program, while in their employee, or the software company that went belly up 5 years ago? Yep, the big systems rolled fine, seems like the money spent had the desired effect. The little systems and programs, in the little companies, that didn't have money to fix the problem are going be the hardest hit. Not a big deal to the masses, but a big deal if it's YOUR little company. Yeah a big cow pie missed the fan, but a lot of little rabbit "raisins" are starting to impact the blades. Result is the same, you don't want to be anywhere near the output.
[This message has been edited by RAE (edited January 04, 2000).]