Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another rangefinder?
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:49:12 +0200
 
From: Harrison McClary <harrison@mcclary.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 02:40
Subject: Re: [Leica] Another rangefinder?


> Has something to do with Y2K...since almost all SLR's are
> now computer driven they all will cease working at midnight
> Dec 31 ...

This is not true.  The mere fact that something contains a computer does not
necessarily make it vulnerable to Y2K.

It's interesting that nobody complains about wall calendars.  They stop working
at midnight on December 31 of _every_ year, and the only fix is to replace them.

  -- Anthony