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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 00:10:17 +0100
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From: Michelle Konzack <starone AT cybercable DOT fr>
Subject: Re: y2k problem and BIOS-Editor
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>mk>(1993), it's somewhat unlikely that the BIOS would be flashable, i.e.
>mk>you'ld have to burn your own EPROM from an image file. 

This is no problem...
I have the image-file and can edit it.

>mk>Trying to analyse the BIOS code without any further knowledge, to find
>mk>that '19' or '1900' being added to the year number from the clock
>mk>chip, is going to be painful, to say the least. You should try to get
>mk>some more detailed information about what that magazine was talking
>mk>about.

I know, if the clock switch to 1980 then there is no success to correct it.
With 1900 it can be done successfuly.
Because the 19 is hardcoded in the BIOS.

>mk>The only thing doable in DJGPP (but a bit sub-optimally) would be a
>mk>small utility to fix the clock on bootup. A program called from
>mk>autoexec.bat can read the clock in it's 190x state, add the missing
>mk>100 years, and write it back. This is helpful for PCs that can
>mk>correctly keep their date during one session, but loose the century on
>mk>reboot or power-down because of BIOS bugs.

This works only for Dos-Machines... with, e.g., BOOTFIX.COM.
I have 5 Linux-Machines...

The other Thing is, that they are some programs which can read the BIOS 
and they know, where they are stored. 

May be a specification for BIOS ???

Michelle