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Re: Y2K ComplianceFrom: Terry J. DuBose (tjdubose@juno.com)Sun Aug 30 09:28:28 1998
Wayne, try re-setting the machine date to early 2000 and then enter a LMP date for late 1999, but still within the normal 9 months gestation. The resulting age should not be a negative. I think this is the easiest method of determining Y2K compliance. I really can't understand how we have gotten into this Y2K problem. It was all over the computer industry literature during the early 1980's, and should have been fixed before now. When I was writing the code for BASIC BABY in the mid-80's (after 82) I was aware of it. I put 3 lines of code in the gestational dating calculation. When the date of the LMP is subtracted from the current date, the next line checks to see if the result is < 0 (negative?). if it is, it loops back with the instruction to please enter a 4 digit year. This will occur for about 9 months until all LMPs are in the year 2000, some time in October, 2000. Then the dates will go back to all being positive, regardless of whether they are 4 digit or 2. It is an interesting problem. It has been compared as the worst human error of foresight since the Romans used lead pipes to build their public water system and poisoned the population. But, they didn't know any better. The New Year's celebration for 2000 will really be interesting. Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
-- On Sat, 29 Aug 1998 22:38:06 MST-0700 "Wayne Persutte" <wpersutte@brown.uhcolorado.edu> writes: >Someone in our Department asked me if our ultrasound systems are Year2000 Compliant. I told them I did not know? We have ATL and Seimens systems. I know that on the ATL, an LMP date of xx/xx/00 is defaulted as an error. Does anyone know if the current software is Y2K compliant? >Wayne. > > (o o) >-------oOO--(_)----------- >Wayne H. Persutte, B.S., R.D.M.S. >Assistant Professor >Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology >University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO ><<WPersutte@Brown.UHColorado.Edu>> >Telephone (303) 372-1026 >FAX (303) 372-1816 >----------------oOO-------- > >----------------oOO-------- > >----------------oOO--------
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