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The following is info I received from our territory PCBU:
DIGITAL UK & IRELAND PC BUSINESS UNIT MARKETING UPDATE
12 November 1996 / 256 BLITZ
MILLENNIUM DATE ROLLOVER
There has been much discussion over the likely problems that the
computer industry will face with the date rollover at midnight on 31st
December 1999.
The majority of problems will arise when no action has been taken to
enhance applications software that holds the date in YYMMDD format
i.e. does not hold the year as 1999 but as merely 99.
A minor issue will also be incurred when the real time clock
controlled by the PC's BIOS incorrectly handles the rollover -
resulting in the operating system typically showing a date in 1980
rather than 1st January 2000.
Digital has performed extensive testing of its desktop and mobile
products to verify that the real time clock functions correctly on the
millennium date rollover. A further update will also be issued
covering the Prioris server range.
DESKTOP SYSTEMS
System Part Number
Compliant
Celebris 486 FR-82xxx
Failed*
Celebris 5xxx FR-83xxx / FR-84xxx
Yes
Celebris FX 5xxx FR-BAxxx Yes
Celebris GL 5xxx FR-95xxx / FR-96xxx Yes
Celebris GL 6xxx FR-B0xxx/ FR-B1xxx Yes
Celebris XL 5xxx FR-87xxx / FR-98xxxFR-A0xxx / FR-A1xxx Yes
Celebris XL 6xxx FR-A3xxx Yes
DECpc XL FR-77xxx / FR-78xxx Yes
DECpc LPv FR-75xxx Yes
DECpc LPv+ FR-74xxx Yes
DECpc LPx FR-76xxx Yes
DECpc LPx+ FR-80xxx Yes
DECpc LPx 5xx FR-81xxx
Yes
DECpc MT FR-PCT6x Yes
DECpc MTE FR-PCT7x Yes
Venturis 486 FR-85xxx / FR-86xxx
Yes
Venturis 5xxx FR-92xxx
Yes
Venturis FX 5xxx FR-A7xxx / FR-A8xxxFR-Aaxxx / FR-Abxxx Yes
Venturis GL 6xxx FR-B0xxx / FR-B1xxx Yes
* Possible corrective action being evaluated
NOTE: in each of the above cases, tests were carried out using the most
recent version of the BIOS.
MOBILE SYSTEMS
As of January 1997, all HiNote Mobile Systems will be year 2000
compliant.
Following is specific information relating to compliance on the HiNote
Ultra II, HiNote VP, and HiNote VP 500 products. The original HiNote &
HiNote Ultra (486 processor variants) are the only products that are
currently not complaint. A new BIOS will be released February 1997 on
the BBS & WWW.
Product: Digital HiNote Ultra II Compliant for
Windows 95
For WFW 3.11 BIOS upgrade to 2.09 or later may be required, if not
user must set date at system level (i.e. command prompt) and reboot.
Product: Digital HiNote VP Compliant for Windows 95
and WFW3.11
Product: Digital HiNote VP 500 Compliant for
Windows 95 and WFW3.11
Product: Digital HiNote Ultra (9.5-inch) Compliant for
Windows 95
For WFW 3.11BIOS upgrade will be necessary (due for release by
1/2/97), if not user must set date at system level (i.e. command
prompt) and reboot
Product: Digital HiNote (9.5-inch) Compliant for
Windows 95
For WFW 3.11BIOS upgrade will be necessary (due for release by
1/2/97), if not user must set date at system level (i.e. command
prompt) and reboot
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| From the preceding reply I deduce that an LPx should be compliant with
the most recent BIOS. Mine is not with the current (delivery) BIOS,
what is the source of updates please? (Some while ago I searched the
Web and could not find an update, but I could well have not found the
correct location.)
Richard
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