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To: Jim who wrote (1305)	4/7/1999 9:42:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1361

I seen a similar board for 35.00 on this site: phoenix.com Or it was a link from that site to another. This was last spring, and I can't find it anymore. I think if you have an old computer that you can't upgrade the BIOS, and you NEED Y2K compliance, your better off buying a new one.

To: Jim who wrote (1305)	4/7/1999 11:20:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 1361

Here is an e-mail I received from Mitch Ratcliffe of ZDNET, posted with his permission: I sent this to Mitch Ratcliffe: Message 8770463 His response: April 7, 1999 This is a common point of confusion -- many RTCs will fail a test, but because the BIOS is compliant and can correct the system date at boot-time there is actually no problem. Most tests look first at the RTC and, if it fails, then looks at the BIOS to determine whether it corrects the date. I find that the tests that report the RTC failure are usually associated with companies that want to sell new RTCs -- the Micro2000 tool is, of course, offered by a company that sells an RTC replacement card. That new Dell will be fine when the New Year rolls around. Mitch This is what started this: Message 8768895 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For Y2K Compliance testing try: zdnet.com Y2K News & Info: zdnet.com