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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (6651)11/30/1997 1:59:00 AM
From: Joseph J. Valenzuela  Read Replies (1) of 31646
 
Regarding those Dallas Semiconductor RTCs that aren't Y2K compliant, I wonder if they are the DS12887 and the DS12887A series. Our motherboard clients populated hundreds of thousands of Pentium mainboards with these in 1996 and 1997. These boards would be populated with pre-Intel 430TX core logic chipsets, as the TX chipset has a built-in RTC. However, there are literally hundreds of thousands of systems that use the Intel 430FX (Triton I), Intel 430VX (Triton II), and Intel 430HX chipsets which require a separate RTC on the mainboard. I know that the mainboard of my computer uses a National Semiconductor RTC, but now I'm wondering if that one will be Y2K compliant. Geez, what a pain in the butt! If my computer freaks just because of my measely RTC, I'm going to be ticked off. And I thought that this Y2K problem was just "out there" but that it wouldn't affect me. Bah humbug. I'll be buying a new system before 2000 anyhow. But this won't be so easy for businesses, will it??

I suppose I should put in an email to National Semiconductor asking if I am going to have to replace my RTC, and if they'll foot the bill!

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

(Wow, I think I may have actually added value to this board today.)

Best regards,
Joe
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