* Posts by MercuryDelayLineUser

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The 'nothing-happened' Y2K bug – how the IT industry worked overtime to save world's computers

MercuryDelayLineUser

First time I hit Y2K bug - 1975

I was working in the computer time sharing industry - pre PC. I had 2 UK banks doing 25 year country economic forecasts using a product we had called TSAM (Time Series Analysis ?).

In 1975 the 2 banks complained that their forecasts were crashing in TSAM. We realised the problem and it got fixed.

I was stupid by not realising what a gold mine this could be back then in 1975.

I'm to old to bother now but who is getting ready to make money on the 2038 problem. Only 14 years away!