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Subject: [M]: Re: OT: PC Year 2037 Failure
From: Anthony Short
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Apr 03 17:43:11 1998

While you're here, how about checking out the Astronomy Book List ?

The Intel CPU chips as far as I know have no concept of time. I really doubt
"all present chips fail" is an accurate statement. Maybe some of the
software typically run on them (the BIOS or DOS) will have problems. Or
maybe they were referring to the clock chip on the motherboard.

-----Original Message-----
Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 4:18 PM
Subject: [M]: OT: PC Year 2037 Failure


>I have been told by "Intel" people, who know, that in July sometime of the
year 2037, all present
>Intel chips will fail.
>
>I am very sory for this "severly OFF-TOPIC post" but I was inspired by the
"Will the LX200 Fail in
>the year 2000" article.
>
>Chris Frye


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