Testing 2000

[DGPEAKE@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-06-18 17:48:48 EDT, you write:

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 You can find out easily if your computer supports 2000
 
 Just get to the dos prompt type "date" hit enter
 
 Then type 12/31/1999.  Hit enter
 
 Then type "time" Hit enter
 
 Type 11:59:59.00 pm.
 
 Hit enter
 
 Then type "date" hit enter
 
 If your computer is up to date you should see the date 1/1/2000
 
 My pentium running windows 3.1 is O.K.
 
 Then 
 

My father in law did this on his 386 computer, changed the date to 12-31-00
and clock to 11:55, shut it down, waited 5 minutes, rebooted and the year
changed to 1980.

Dave Peake, RPT
Portland, OR