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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: B.K.Myers who wrote (7476)7/31/1999 3:55:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
You said:
>>In the organizations that I have seen these systems in, the PCs are usually older models. They have been running, usually trouble free, for years and are often overlook when doing Y2K remediation and testing. They could even be completely overlooked because no one has touched it in years. <<

I have an old Compaq notebook, 4 years old, every time I turn it on the date shows 1980. That's because the battery on the motherboard is dead. I have to enter the correct date manually.

Since these batteries don't last forever, even the rechargeable ones, why are we not seeing screwed up data problems due too failed batteries on older computers after power outages?

From my experience, batteries last 3-5 years, so if the power goes out, computers with dead batteries (for the BIOS) should be causing problems after power outages.


BTW, did you see this:

bester.com
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