Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 00:53:40 +0100 (CET)
From: Wilmer van der Gaast <lintux AT dds DOT nl>
To: DJGPP <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: y2k problem and BIOS-Editor
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Michelle Konzack wrote:

This message was off-topic already, so just take a look at these headers.
They're very funny.

> X-Link: http://www.michelle-is.com/index.htm
> X-Moto: Micr0$oft = What do you want to crash today?
> X-Note: sending S P A M is a violation of german,
     french and US law and will at least trigger a complaint at your provider's
    postmaster.
> X-Echelon-Spook: FBI CIA DIA DEA NSA IRS ATF BATF DOD WACO
> X-BND-Spook: RAF Hussein Gaddafi BND BKA Bombe Waffen Terror Krypto PGP
> X-Microsoft-Spook: GPF GEF Crash Bug Virus Security $$$ Money

For the people who don't read Slashdot/etc and don't know what Echelon is;
it's a server that checks mail for words that are not allowed.

> Hello to all and a happy new year.
Or a happy new millenium, for the people who think, just like me, that the
new millennium has started now.

> NOW (!!!) at the 01.01.2000 I have gotten 5 problems, exactly, 2 DNS-
> Servers, 2 Access-Servers and one NTP-Server. I am using 5 mainboards of 
> the same Type (VL/I-486SVOG) with a Cx486dx40. The AWARD-BIOS is from 1993.
If these machines run FreeBSD/Linux you shouldn't have any problem. But you
probably have, because you ask this question...

> 1)  Does anyone have a experience with it ???
I don't

> 2)  Can anyone tell me please, where I can find the "19" ???
Well, anywhere/everywhere... Depends on the BIOS

> 3)  Can I edit the BIOS with DJGPP ???
You need source code to do that, or edit it using assembler, so you have
to use some kind of disassembler + [TMN]ASM

> Thanks in Advance
> Michelle
Good luck.


Greetings,

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Wilmer van der Gaast (lintux AT dds DOT nl)
ICQ 55707076