Re: Year 2k

mark@unicorn.com
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 03:30:24 -0800 (PST)


Harvey Newstrom [harv@gate.net] wrote:
>My credit cards and drivers license do not yet have the ability to issue
>cards beyond the year 2000. Both keep giving me cards that expire
>12/31/99.

However, those on Usenet who have tested credit cards which expire in the
year 2000 have reported that the majority of retailers' swipe machines do
work correctly. Only a small fraction haven't yet upgraded their software
(at least in the US); they'll do so pretty quickly when cards stop working.

Mark