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The software products listed above are applicable to a variety of IBM PC
products, and not all of them might be included with your particular IBM PC
model.
Contact the software vendors directly for the most current information
about the Year 2000 status of their products. The software vendors' Web
sites are often the best source of current information. Software vendors post
new information and software fixes on their Web sites from time to time as
they become available. It is possible that a software vendor might have
already posted such updates to their products by the time you receive this
notice. You are solely responsible for determining the applicability of any
software updates from the software vendors, obtaining them from the
software vendors, and installing them.
IBM is providing this information to assist you in your assessment of the
Year 2000 status of your PC environment. It is important that you prepare to
address any issues that might affect the readiness of your overall PC
environment. Unless your PC hardware, software, and data are all Year
2000 ready, the PC system or software might not be able to differentiate
between the year 1900 and the year 2000, which can lead to serious errors
in data and calculations.
As you make the Year 2000 assessment of your PC, be sure to check the
Year 2000 readiness of all software installed on the system, not just the
software included with your computer. Also, note that some tools designed to
check Year 2000 readiness might not detect updates made to software after
it was first distributed by the software vendor. While somewhat confusing,
this provides a conservative approach. If a software product is designated as
having minor issues, you should evaluate how the issues might affect your
use of the software. Helpful information about the Year 2000 challenge and
the readiness status of IBM PCs is available at www.ibm.com/pc/year2000.
Check periodically for updated information.
THE DATA IN THIS DOCUMENT OR RELATED COMMUNICATIONS IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES
ONLY. IN ADDITION, ALL WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
This communication and other past and present information provided by IBM
regarding Year 2000 and products and services offered by IBM are "Year
2000 Readiness Disclosures" under the Year 2000 Information and
Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998, a United States statute enacted on 19
October 1998. IBM's Year 2000 Internet Web site pages have been and will
continue to be IBM's primary method for communicating Year 2000
information about IBM products and services. Information regarding
non-IBM products and services are "Republications" under the Act, based on
Appendix C. Product warranties and notices
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