SA Explorer 8000SD/HD Experiences Y2K-like Bug

Posted by timothy on Monday February 23, 2004 @01:47PM from the it's-just-like-the-mars-rover dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an article at Audioholics, a firmware bug was just discovered in the Scientific Atlanta 8000SD and 8000HD DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) which renders them unable to record. This firmware bug was discovered when the units attempted to recognize February 29th on the programming guide. The units are apparently unable to recognize this date, and as a result, shut down all record functions. All other aspects of the 8000 will continue to work. So far, it looks like no previously recorded material was lost. Scientific Atlanta is apparently in "Emergency Session" working on a software patch. The problem began occuring on the 23rd when the 7-day program guide first began to encounter the February 29th programming."

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Re:getting the splinter and missing the 2x4? by CowboyNick · 2004-02-23 15:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Top x reasons you've been coding to much:

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2. You start all lists with "0".
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Re:Graceful Error Handling? by BoomerSooner · 2004-02-23 15:24 · Score: 2, Funny

If it works for the next 24 years I'll be retired and they can hire someone else to fix it. I'm certain my code will not be around in 2100. So for all "practical" purposes, year % 4 = 0 works for the next 90 or so years.