I have a Y2K hardware checker you can run on your PC. If you want it send
me a private e-mail I will send it to you. If your computer is not Y2K you
may be able to download a BIOS upgrade from your main board manufacture to
make it compliant. Windows 95 and Office 95 both have big problems with the
Y2K.
BTW if a bank, credit union, S&L, or any other type of financial institution
is not Y2K certified by June of 1999 they will be pretty much be shut down.
At this time if they are not Y2K they have a letter of non-compliance filed
with their anual audits that they are required to conduct. I think your
money will be safe.
The Western US may have a problem with the power grid not rolling over
properly.
Mike Guzinski
1999 Dakota SLT CC
4x4 V-8 Auto
Colorado USA
m.gski@CWIX.com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Patrick
>Delgado
>Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 4:21 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: *NON-DAK* Y2K
>Every mac ever made is Y2K ready. If you have a mac, don't sweat it. Most
>PC's
>factory loaded with
>Win98 are ready. Win95-It depends on the manufacturer. Pre-Win95 probably
>not.
>In any case it can't hurt your hardware. Avoid doing business
>transactions(cash is cool) on gotcha dates.
>Dr. Pat
>----------
>From: JT McBride <mcbride@abac.com>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: *NON-DAK* Y2K
>Date: Wed, Jan 6, 1999, 8:21 AM
>
>>Whats this 9999 stuff Ive been hearing about? Anyone heard anything? On
>>9-09-99 the comps may shut off then to? Whatever!
>
>Hi Eric -
> There are several dates that are potential gotchas this year, and
>for several decades after >>1900<<(sic). September 9, 1999 is one, because
>all the date fields will be nines, and some silly programmer may have set
>that up as an error flag [Weīre talking COBOL programmers, after all].
> Itīs quite likely that a whole rash of accounting failures will
>crop up on April Foolīs Day, because a lot of companies will start fiscal
>year 2000 then. And interesting things may happen on August 21-22nd when
>the GPS system has itīs week-rollover (BTW, the GPS satellites broadcast
>time, which is used instead of the WWV signal some places where HF
>reception is poor).
> I think 2038 is the UNIX date rollover.
> A lot of the quick fixes being applied today will expire in 2049,
>when ī50 (and above) can no longer be interpreted as 1950 (to 1999).
>
> I donīt think itīd be a bad move to buy computer stocks, as a lot
>of older machines that are not Y2K-compliant will be getting replaced soon.
>Already happening, but the pace will pick up over the next few months as
>more and more systems are tested.
>
>Jim
>ī93 4x4 CC V8
>
>
>
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