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The Boundaries of Time.

This article examines the history of computers and their ability to keep time. The author begins with a discussion of the Y2K Problem and the related issues that individuals thought would arise when computer's internal clocks struck double zero. The author examines early methods that computers emplo...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 40; no. 7; pp. 5 - 8
Main Author: Grier, David Alan
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Jul2007
Subjects:
Computer programming
Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems)
Electric clock & watch repair
Computer programmers
Computer science
Systems development
Computers & civilization
Computer engineering
Computer maintenance & repair
International Business Machines Corp.
Information technology
History
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