Joe Worsley wrote:
>
> For you LBC types out there that have older computers (around pre 1995)
> that have clocks that won't address year 2000 here's a site that has a
> short program you can down load that will fix the problem. You can just
> put it in your autoexec.bat file or run it once and set the date for 1999
> and the time a couple of minutes before 2400 and let it roll over to
> year 2000. You can test the computer to see if it will address year 2000
> without the program, by setting the clock as above and letting it roll
> ove to the next century.
>
> I believe that as long as you don't remove the battery it will be in
> place. It seems to work ok on my machine and several others. It won't
> fix any software problems due to their not being able to handle year 2000
> but your clock will at least be right.
>
> For those of you that have businesses and need a fix for custom software
> that you can't get modified look under year 2000 in any of the search
> programs and you will find a couple of companies that have patches that
> suposedly will correct that also.
>
> http://www.wsnet.com/~designer/holmesfx
> Sorry for the non LBC content but I thought it was worth it.
>
> Joe Worsley
> 80 TR8
> 72 TR6
> Tupelo, MS USA
Joe,
Why worry about it, this is still 1997 and by the time it becomes
critical, all the computers we are using now will be long since
obsolete....
BTW, ate you the famous Tupelo, Mississippi Flash?????
Joe Curry '63 Spit
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