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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (22821)	11/10/1998 11:18:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

<For the benefit of people who are new to Y2K, you Y2K experts should explain a bit more than posting the word FAILED ... A computer that fails Y2K compliance in SOME cases just needs to be set manually. When you say FAIL, some people think the equipment is junked.> In the NRC instance, the non-compliant Real Time Clock was junked - and replaced with a Y2K compliant RTC. Fed Computer Weekly article explained problem and fix in detail. I post reference links in case people are interested enough to pursue further. Many aren't. I can bring information to people, but cannot force them to read. Message 6362724 <When you say FAIL, some people think the equipment is junked.> If you had a nice, relatively new car - and the brakes failed ... you'd most likely take the car in and have the brakes fixed. You wouldn't junk the car. But say you have the same problem with an old, battered car. You weigh the cost of the repair vs the cost of the car vs your budget vs your need for wheels. In SOME instances you might decide to junk the car rather than fix it. Same case with computers. Cheryl