While computer software can be reprogrammed to accommodate different dates, hardware presents a trickier problem.
I've incorporated DST into firmware for a few products. The code is surprisingly simple, actually. That said, changing the rules at this point in the game would be really dumb, annoying, and assinine.
56 posted on 04/23/2005 5:58:05 PM PDT by supercat
("Though her life has been sold for corrupt men's gold, she refuses to give up the ghost.")