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The year 2000 computer problem and international security [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, 1999.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The Year 2000 computer problem (Y2K) is a widespread software issue that can affect all computers form the tiniest "embedded" microprocessor to the largest mainframe computer. There are a number of causes of this problem, the most frequent being the use of two digits instead of four to represent the year. As the century digits change from 19 to 20 there is a very real possibility that programs will make errors when processing dates. This paper discusses the origin of the problem, looks into symptoms and failure modes, describes how organizations are attacking the problem, and then spends some time discussing the international security aspects.
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E 1.99:ucrl-id-133663
ucrl-id-133663
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/22/1999.
"ucrl-id-133663"
"YN0100000"
"DE00008272"
Lehman, R F; Trost, S.
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Topical;
Funding Information
W-7405-Eng-48
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