Re: [WinMac] IBM Aptiva 154 and Y2K (Former Mac user).

Curtis Wilcox(cwcx[at]uhura.cc.rochester.edu)
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:58:00 -0500

At 07:48 PM 3/29/99 +0300, Brian Durant wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I just bought a used IBM Aptiva, model 154 with a Pentium processor for a
>price that I simply couldn't refuse ($210) with HP printer, monitor,
>speakers, etc. What are the areas that it needs to be checked for Y2K
>compatibility? I believe that the BIOS, processor and programs need to be
>checked but how? Any recomendations? I have tried taking the machine to a
>couple of PC techies down here in Turkey, where I am stationed, but it is
>impossible to get anyone to give me a straight answer. This is my first
>PC, so please be as specific as you can in your advice.

Here is the Y2K home page for IBM's PC division
<http://www.pc.ibm.com/year2000/>

Starting from this page should help you to find out everything you need to
know about your Aptiva's hardware. Since it is a Pentium based system I
think it is very likely that the BIOS and everything else about the
hardware will be compliant but you better check.

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