Events tagged with "software-development"

Historical Events tagged with "software-development"

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Science & Technology

TOPS-10 12-bit Field Overflow Bug

January 4th, 1975 50 years ago

A significant overflow issue occurred in the TOPS-10 operating system, where the date formatting exceeded its 12-bit field limit, leading to multiple system crashes and unpredictable behavior. Developers scrambled to address these critical failures while a new date format was being devised. The seriousness of this flaw highlighted the limitations of the existing system and prompted discussion within the tech community about the need for more robust date handling methods in computing systems.