IBM/XT Y2K Compliancy

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Fri Aug 6 17:33:06 1999

> > >Are the IBM/XT, IBM/AT and PS/2 computers hardware Y2K
> > >compliant?
> > PC/XT class machines generally have no clock hardware in them as standard.
> > DOS/whatever simply use a regular interrupt to update a software clock, so you
> > need to know if the OS you're using is compliant.
> This is only true if you look at the very basic unit, but
> clock-cards have been popular back than. Either as single
> function card (rather rar) or within a multi function card.

THEREFORE,
The IBM XT (not clone, IBM) is compliant, but it is always possible to
purchase third party aftermarket software and hardware non-compliance.
Received on Fri Aug 06 1999 - 17:33:06 BST