Microsoft
Operating System Interactions with BIOS and Real Time
Clock
This paper addresses the interaction of the
computerÆs Real Time Clock (RTC) and basic input/output system
(BIOS) with the following Microsoft« operating systems:
Windows NT« version 3.51, Windows NT« version 4.0, Windows«
98, Windows« 95, Windows« 3.x, and MS-DOS« version 5.x or
later. Windows« operating systems insulate applications from
most, although not all, Year 2000 rollover issues.
Building
Year-2000 Compliant Applications with Visual Studio and
Windows DNA
The Microsoft« Windows DNA architecture
represents a comprehensive new framework for integrating
client/server and internet software solutions on the Windows
platform. Windows DNA is based on the premise of software
component integration and interoperability. DNA combines
"component based" software development with a "service based"
operating system. However, integrated software components and
modularity do not protect the developer from introducing Year
2000 compliance problems in their applications. Regardless of
the tools used to develop software today, a clear Year 2000
philosophy is needed to avoid spending time reworking an
application in future years.
Year 2000 Test
Considerations
The information in this paper should
be viewed as high-level testing recommendations which
organizations can use to scope and implement their year 2000
efforts.
Ctime
The
information in this paper pertains to Ctime and the impact
that it has on productsÆ ability to work into the 21st
century. Ctime is a function of the C programming language
that is used to calculate time.
Year 2000
