tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post205990790761100517..comments2023-11-02T05:04:02.912-07:00Comments on The End Times: a cli-fi newspaper that expires in 2500 A.D.: Is there a Y1C computer glitch in Taiwan's future?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-77873894268173160412012-02-28T19:04:58.334-08:002012-02-28T19:04:58.334-08:00Great share, Really this is amazing information fo...Great share, Really this is amazing information found here. Thanks for sharing anyways, nice to hear different opinions on that topic.omni hotel in indianapolishttp://www.indianapolishotelsonline.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-36480291590406580522011-01-10T18:19:33.896-08:002011-01-10T18:19:33.896-08:00Dear Editor,
With a new year upon us in the Weste...Dear Editor,<br /><br />With a new year upon us in the Western Gregorian calendar, as well as<br />it being a century year in the official Republic of China calender, it<br />turns out that most of the anxieties about<br />the year ''100'' causing computer glitches on some computers in Taiwan<br />were unfounded. Nothing much happened in terms of the<br />anticipated "Y1C" (Year One Century) computer bug that several news<br />articles last year alluded to.<br /><br />However, an expat friend of mine in Taipei told me of his own recent<br />experience with a minor Y1C problem, saying: "Sometime during the<br />first week of the new year, I tried to use the telephone appointment<br />system to arrange an outpatient visit at a large hospital in Taiwan.<br />After punching in all the required information, the computer voice<br />"confirmed" that I had made an appointment on 'day zero of month<br />zero'. My wife then put in a phone call to a real person the next day<br />to make a real appointment. This person told my wife that the apparent<br />problem I encountered had to do with '2-digit year becoming 3-digit<br />year' (or something to that effect), and that the hospital expected to<br />have it fixed by the end of the first week of January. If they could<br />'fix' it so quickly, I wonder now: Why didn't they do what they were<br />supposed to do before it caused inconvenience for countless people?"<br /><br />SincerelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-78921365235891433442011-01-01T17:26:06.816-08:002011-01-01T17:26:06.816-08:00kEn, nothing happened, except
CEO of Facebook Mark...kEn, nothing happened, except<br />CEO of Facebook Mark Z came to Taipei to eat snake soup in Snake Alley Night Market.....but the computers did not crash, all is well in computer savvy Taiwan......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-28238472971804054742010-06-10T06:50:03.938-07:002010-06-10T06:50:03.938-07:00But Luhodai comments: "There shouldn't be...But Luhodai comments: "There shouldn't be any problems with government computers in Taiwan. They converted years ago. I have several documents from the Taiwan government which are in the three-digit format, including my driver's license. Small businesses with very old computers using the official government dating format may be affected, but many private computers use the Western year notation.<br /><br />BTW, the ROC ''calendar'' does not date from the Revolution in 1911. PLEASE MAKE A NOTE: It dates from the foundation of the Republic of China (ROC) on January 1, 1912. The AFP article is wrong on that point.<br />Mr Yeh, if you have a chance, please issue a correction on that point. Unless I am wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-87740809574707628532010-06-09T05:34:06.996-07:002010-06-09T05:34:06.996-07:00Y2K-style computer bug looms over Taiwan
By Benjam...Y2K-style computer bug looms over Taiwan<br />By Benjamin Yeh (AFP) – 9 hours ago<br /><br />HSINTIEN, Taiwan — Thousands of small businesses in Taiwan are looking with growing unease towards December 31, 2010, fearing that the New Year will trigger a local version of the Y2K "millennium bug".<br /><br />The island's unique calendar counts time from the 1911 revolution that brought down the last Chinese emperor, meaning January 1 will not be the start of 2011, but of year 100.<br /><br />The concern is this could spell havoc for many older computers that have to get used to counting three digits rather than two.<br /><br />"Numerous clients have approached me over the past six months and asked for advice on how to update computer hardware and software," said Lee Chin-hung, a technology consultant in the city of Hsintien in northern Taiwan.<br /><br />Taiwan Resibon Abrasive Products Co, a plastics material maker employing more than 100 people, will replace some of the computers installed at its plant in Tamshui town outside Taipei.<br /><br />"If not, data such as the serial numbers of the finished products would end up in a complete mess," said Yeh Kun-ming, a company spokesman.<br /><br />Experts estimate that up to 200,000 local shops and companies still use computers that are not armed to withstand the local version of the millennium bug.<br /><br />"Primarily, the bug may cause problems for accounting, inventory and personnel systems at small businesses," said Louis Chen, an economic ministry official.<br /><br />Although there is little more than half a year left to get prepared, numerous companies have so far done nothing.<br /><br />Fifteen percent of the island's small businesses say they have taken no pre-emptive measures even though they believe they may be at risk, according to a recent survey by the economics ministry.<br /><br />"Most of them are micro businesses. In addition to budget considerations, many also know too little about coping with the threat," said Wang Wen-pu of Knowledge Free Way Corp, a Taipei-based private information service provider.<br /><br />It is unavoidable that the situation Taiwan now finds itself in has led to comparisons with the big one -- the Y2K "millennium bug" of New Year 2000.<br /><br />Edward Tenner, US author of "Tech Speak" and other bestsellers dealing with technology issues, said Y2K was a major concern a decade ago, even if few predicted a global meltdown.<br /><br />"Most of the experts I met then expected localised interruptions rather than breakdowns -- brush fires, not an inferno," he told AFP.<br /><br />Still, enterprises and government agencies worldwide spent hundreds of billions of US dollars to cope with the Y2K problems.<br /><br />But when the clocks rolled over into 2000, only a limited number of Y2K glitches erupted and none of them led to the kind of major incidents that had been described in the worst scare scenarios.<br /><br />While some experts said the absence of major disasters reflected the determined and hugely expensive preparations before the turn of the millennium, others argued the danger had been overstated.<br /><br />That experience may affect the way people in Taiwan react, or choose not to react, ahead of the local "Y2K" event.<br /><br />Lai Yueh-chun, the 46-year-old owner of a comic book rental shop, has already replaced the motherboard and the hard disk in his computer.<br /><br />"I'm afraid all data on my clients could be gone by January 1 if I don't do anything," Lai said.<br /><br />"But I'm still waiting to see if there's a cheaper option than buying a new computer."DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-83957465432279372292010-04-24T00:14:27.594-07:002010-04-24T00:14:27.594-07:00I have been visiting various blogs for my term pap...I have been visiting various blogs for my term papers writing research. I have found your blog to be quite useful. Keep updating your blog with in valuable information... RegardsTerm Papershttp://www.usatermpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-6160877067553516862010-01-22T01:07:32.790-08:002010-01-22T01:07:32.790-08:00發文日期:中華民國99年1月22日
發文字號:中審字第0990000096號
Dear Mr. ...發文日期:中華民國99年1月22日<br />發文字號:中審字第0990000096號<br /> <br />Dear Mr. Blogger<br /><br />With regard to your inquiry, our Information Mnagement Center(IMC) replied as follows:<br /> <br /> Some government agencies application software used 2-digit to define ROC year fields.<br />In ROC year 100, 2-digit fields would be overflowed and cause application software to fu-<br />nction incorrectly, such as to produce wrong results on the screen, or print incorrect rep-<br />orts. We called that as "ROC Year 100 Problem in Information Systems" (Y100).<br /> <br /> IMC has noticed government agencies checking their software thoroughly and just cor-<br />rect the ROC year fields. Otherwise, IMC has a task force in charge of propagating and c-<br />onsulting, and set a Y100 web site (http://y100.dgbas.gov.tw) to facilitate the government<br />agencies experience interchange and let public know government activities.<br /> Thanks for your concern. If you want to know more detail, please email us.<br /> <br />Regards,<br /> <br /> IMC,DGBAS The Executive Yuan<br />ROC TaiwanDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-47039788903521999712010-01-09T13:16:10.465-08:002010-01-09T13:16:10.465-08:00North Korea's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juc...North Korea's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juche#Calendar too, the same day.<br />Let's liberate them during the confusion.jidannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246213979943000939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-27809519037931769462010-01-09T13:14:09.397-08:002010-01-09T13:14:09.397-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.jidannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246213979943000939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189370505125033122.post-71091941489812672532010-01-07T04:57:44.680-08:002010-01-07T04:57:44.680-08:00「立法院資訊系統民國百年年序問題因應對策」經驗分享,供各機關參考。 2009/11/13
尚未處理...「立法院資訊系統民國百年年序問題因應對策」經驗分享,供各機關參考。 2009/11/13<br />尚未處理資訊系統民國百年年序問題之機關,請於規劃99年度委外維護服務需求時,增訂民國百年資訊年序問題之清查、修改及測試等作業要求(含完成時程),相關說明請參考本網站「答客問-系統委外開發者之因應方法」。 2009/11/11<br />「因應資訊系統民國百年年序問題」技術專班 2009/10/05Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com