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Subject: NCR/AT&T Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS)
Listed below are detailed instructions on how to access the NCR/AT&T BBS and
download the file you need to fix clock problems on the AT&T PC 6300, 6300
Plus and 6300 WGS. These instructions are designed to get you on the system,
download the file, and get off the system as quickly as possible. Later,
you will want to get back on the BBS and look around.
a) Set your modem to 1200 or 2400 bits-per-second, even parity, 7 data bits
and 1 stop bit.
b) Instruct your modem to call 908-769-6397 and when the remote computer
answers, you may have to press Enter once if nothing happens within a
few seconds. You will see a brief screen indicating you have reached
the NCR/AT&T BBS. At the first and second login: prompt, type bbs and
press Enter.
c) A disclaimer will appear on the screen and if you want to proceed, type y
and press Enter when you are prompted "Do you accept the above terms, and
wish to continue (y/n) ?".
d) The next screen will be the main menu of the BBS and option 4 is Download
Files. Type 4 and press Enter.
e) Several data communications protocols will be displayed. Choose the one
that your local communications software package supports by typing the
number beside that option and pressing Enter. If you are not sure, Xmodem
is probably the most universal protocol that is listed.
f) You will be prompted to enter the name of the file to download. Type
clock402.exe and press Enter.
g) Depending on the protocol you selected, you may see a message telling you
to start your download procedure. At the point, instruct your local
communications software package to begin the download. Every package works
differently, for example in ProComm Plus, you would press the Page Down key
and select the appropriate protocol. Consult your communications user's
guide or a local computer guru if you are not sure.
h) The file will be downloaded to your PC and will be in the subdirectory
where downloaded files normally arrive, maybe your current directory.
i) The main menu will appear again; type E and press Enter to exit. You will
be logged off the system. Exit your communications package.
j) Go to the subdirectory where your downloaded files ended up. The file that
was downloaded (clock402.exe) is self-extracting. That means that if you
type the name of the file, whatever is compressed within the file will be
extracted. Type clock402 and press Enter. Two files will be uncompressed,
clock402.sys and clock402.txt.
k) The instructions for fixing the clock problem are contained in the file
clock402.txt. If you have a printer attached to your PC, print that file
using one of the two procedures listed below. At the DOS prompt type:
print clock402.txt
and press Enter. If you have not previously loaded the print
command, at the next prompt about the list device, just press Enter.
Or, if that doesn't work, type:
type clock402.txt > prn
and press Enter.
Move the file called clock402.sys to the root directory of the hard disk
from which you boot your PC. If you boot from a floppy, move that file to
the root directory of your boot floppy.
l) Edit your CONFIG.SYS file (or create one if one doesn't already exist using
Edlin, a text editor or a word processor capable of creating/saving an
ASCII text file. Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file:
device=c:\clock402.sys 1992
and save the file.
m) At the DOS prompt, set the date to today's date and then check
the date again and make sure it "took" the new date. Reboot the
PC so that the new line in the CONFIG.SYS file will be executed.
Notice the messages that appear on the screen when you reboot.
You should see a message that indicates the clock device driver
is loaded. Check the date (and time) and make sure it is
correct. If it is correct, pat yourself on the back and
forget about this until 12-31-99. If it is not correct, go over
these procedures again.