Compaq COBOL AAQ2G1FTK User Manual page 29

User Programs and the Year 2000
Even subsequent to the turn of the century, there still exist potential disruptions
in previously problem-free software where there are instances of a two-digit year
field that should be a four-digit field. Programmers need to correct all such fields,
as Compaq cannot prevent problems that originate in application code.
For more information, see Section 1.6.
New Features
Consult the Index for entries under Version 2.7 – what's new since V2.5. They
will point you to information added since Version 2.5 of Compaq COBOL.
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