Library /sys$common/syshlp/basichelp.hlb Release Notes, General Notes  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    o  Throughout these notes, every use of the name Compaq BASIC
       or the name BASIC used alone, applies to both Compaq BASIC
       for OpenVMS VAX Systems, and Compaq BASIC for OpenVMS
       Alpha Systems. VAX BASIC refers to information that applies
       specifically to Compaq BASIC for OpenVMS VAX Systems. Alpha
       BASIC refers to information that applies specifically to
       Compaq BASIC for OpenVMS Alpha Systems.

    o  The DATE4$ function is available to ease support of dates
       in the 21st century and beyond. It functions the same as the
       DATE$ function except that the year portion of the result
       string contains two more digits indicating the century. For
       example:

               PRINT 32150, DATE$ (32150), DATE4$ (32150)

       Produces the following output:

               32150   30-May-02   30-May-2002