Dear Dr (Red) Herr(ing)

Your statements are perfectly crazy, you have not bothered to run the new Y2K BIOS Benchmark, we can tell.

We suggest that you benchmark Award BIOS ROM 1994-1995, you maybe very surprised at the result. We know and have viewed the Manufactures statement, we do not believe any statement, we test to find the facts as the IT Industry is not renown for its honesty at present or ethics. The Y2K hype and myths have seen to that.

Unfortunately there is no augment left to the Benchmark? UK Taskforce 2000 have now agreed that the problem is Software related so solidly at their website. Many more Y2K guru's are agreeing with us daily. You seem to agree that the test is valid and only look for the weaknesses.

Your statement states that you have a list of BIOS ROM chips that will not be proven against the benchmark. But if that is so and we all are here to ask questions or to post solutions.

There is a lot of people out there that need to know! Oh I see your selling something are you and you do not want them to know?

The following benchmark says it all:

The DOS Bench Test. Any 8086, 386, 486 or Pentium with a non date retention problem:

Set the Date to the last day of the 20th Century and the time to the last second.

At the DOS prompt type:

"Date 31/12/1999" (Set the Date) - Press the Enter Key

Then:

" Time 23:59:59" (Set the Time) - Press the Enter Key

Now set the time to the last second of 1st January 2000 to simulate Natural Time Progression. (However, to test this thoroughly, just leave the system switched on for 25 hours, then test for date retention).

Wait a few seconds then set then at the DOS prompt:

"Time 23:59:59" - Press the Enter Key

Then wait a few seconds. Close the system down (Windows 95, 98) and finally switch off.

Wait for a couple of minutes then switch the system on again. Once booted, view the system date.

At the DOS prompt type:

"Date" - Press the Enter Key

The date should read 2nd January 2000. This then proves that Natural Time Progression (NTP) solves the problem. Why are so many people frightened by this benchmark?

See you in court, you little legal whiz, I can see we need to teach you law as well as the Basics of Computer Science! That can now be found at http://internet2000-Plc.com yes - the material taught to first year graduates. yes - by doctors and professors from the high pinnacles of learning - UK Universities

And your bad mannered jab at Mr Blair and that I should join his army learn to COLBOL programmers can simply be addressed with the fact that:

I program in most high and low program languages that includes COLBOL. Plus you will find 6 Y2K Software tools that I have designed at http://internet2000-Plc.com one containing a completely new development in search technology (5 to 10 times faster than any other) just one of my innovations over a period of 20 years.

The other fact is I hold copyright on the original Y2K testing tools (with out the stupid non required fixes that are just a scam and a con). Any one that so wishes may phone the DTI or Action 2000 UK government departments to establish my claim or view the historic documents and the source code at my Bank.

You may also wish to note that my company drafted the UK Millennium Act and the Background report to the Parliamentary Select Science and Technology Committee, the name Visionaries IT can be found in the April 1998 report.

Do not insult me any further by insisting that I do not have the knowledge or the abilities to offer solutions.

I have joint the Millennium argument because I can not stand the lies, the stupidity and the general lack of understanding of Basic Computer Science by those that offer advice or stupid non required services that will make more problems than solve.

I suggest that any one that is unsure of the workings of BIOS ROM the software and the RTC check it out at the Internet2000-Plc.com site no rubbish no hype just pure fact.

We will be debating the Y2K software problem in a joint effort to eradicate any misconception that the layman may have. You will be surprised how simple this problem is, and how confusing it has been made.

Your sincerely

Bob Johnson-Perkins IT Research Analyst

-- Bob Johnson-Perkins (Bob@Internet2000-Plc.com), December 13, 1998

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WARNING: An errant, Y2K-UK-hyphenated-fruitcake COLBOL-ist ( sic ) has landed in our midst: Bob Johnson-Perkins, IT Research Anal-yst!

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If this is the brightest of the brightest that the UK can muster, it's no wonder they're in such a bloody world of Y2K-hurt. This, obviously motivated Y2K-tools salesman doesn't know about COBOL! Can't spell it, either.

Probably among the witless bloaks that came up with the bright idea to train and employ trusty-prison programmers to work on the Y2K- fix. ( LOL )

Bottom line: The program date calculations are broken all over the planet -- BIOS ( too ), or no! Not recognized for the problem it is by the super-brights! No time left to fix them before real system meltdowns begin.

Debates, notwithstanding, this fruitcake has got to be fake or super- motivated-denial-head -- or, just a jerk!

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WARNING: Fruitcake incoming! ...

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Regards, Bob Mangus # # #

-- Robert Mangus (rmangus@mail.netquest.com), December 13, 1998.

Mon,you very crazy like ganja too much I think the moon phase possibly selling you soul from da man. they not paying much attention since your release, huh? ROTFLMAO! hoodoo da voodoo? in the meanwhile, check (and try to ignore those voices in de hed)

http://www.ami.com/y2k/y2k_faq.html

LAST POST - LIVE AND LET DIE james, OH JAMES!

-- RD. ->H (drherr@erols.com), December 13, 1998.

Mr. Johnson-Perkins,

It seems that you have no grasp of the magnitude of the problem, your post is quite risible. The language is spelt C O B O L.

"We will be debating the Y2K software problem in a joint effort to eradicate any misconception that the layman may have. You will be surprised how simple this problem is, and how confusing it has been made." Misconceptions. Hmmmm, that must make you a layman then Bob.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 13, 1998.

Very sorry for the few spelling mistakes, not sorry for the facts

Run the Benchmark gentlemen, all the bad manners in the world does not change facts.

Being flustrated can bring the worst out of people.

I am very amused! what do you all talk about now planes flying upside down very amusing I am sure.

-- Bob Johnson-Perkins (Bob@Internet2000-Plc.com), December 13, 1998.

Any more idiots want to disbute the benchmark

(Prior to running any benchmark test ensure that important data is backed up)

The DOS Bench Test. Can be run on any 8086, 386, 486 or Pentium with a non date retention problem:

Set the Date to the last day of the 20th Century and the time to the last second.

At the DOS prompt type:

"Date 31/12/1999" (Set the Date) - Press the Enter Key

Then:

" Time 23:59:59" (Set the Time) - Press the Enter Key

Then leave the Computer System running for 24 Hours plus 1 Minute

Then close the system down (Windows 95, 98) and finally switch off.

Wait for a couple of minutes then switch the system on again. Once booted, view the system date.

At the DOS prompt type:

"Date" - Press the Enter Key

The date should read 2nd January 2000. If so this proves that Natural Time Progression (NTP) will solve the problem.

Of course check the spelling first then be rude.

I am so amused at your stupidity, weird science most of you do not have a clue of basic computer science, what do they teach you in the USA the mad works of chairman Gary North.

Regards

The Mad English Scientist (sorry very amused scientist) come on guys take the bait.

Bob Johnson-Perkins

-- Bob Johnson-Perkins (bob@internet2000-Plc.com), December 13, 1998.

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Your post was so far out, Bob, that I couldn't resist injecting the humor and mockery it deserves.

For you to continue insulting our intelligence with the canard of planes flying upside-down further proves you're not in touch with reality. ( BTW: Of course they won't! )

The FAA is so far behind in their Y2K projects -- ignoring IBM, imagine? -- the planes won't fly for lack of insurance, if nothing else. Air traffic control be any good. The big planes have got 100's of unknowns ( embedded ) in their bowels that pilots in their right minds won't trust. Maybe drones will be flying? If they can get petrol without the power grid. ... Hmmm ... What about night lights for night flights? Generators? ... Fuel? ... Big circle, isn't it?

As for the BIOS, only anal-ysts don't know that BIOS are in trouble all over desktops around the globe. I worked on an 8,000-seat PC/LAN project ( 10 months! ) where we identified all sorts of PC's ( 286/386/486! ) with various BIOS problems identified. Client didn't want to take experts advice about how to remediate. Go figure. ( I think they already know they're burnt toast: 20,000 external partners they have no leverage or control to force into fixes. )

It's all over but the shouting, Bobbi! BTW: How many of those so- called "copyright" Y2K packages have you hawked for royalties. Even after the tools have done their best work, it takes two wetware eyeballs and a brain to scrutinize each and every line of code anyway. I know: been there, done that!

Your certified Y2K-ignorance and tunnel vision is only surpassed by your sheepskin-ensconced ego. That sword got too close to the brain during your be-knighting -- didn't it?

Please ... for anyone to deny, at this late date, that there just isn't a Year 2000, catastrophic Techno-Ambush looming in the wings to pounce carries neither electricity nor water at this forum.

Regards, Bob Mangus

BTW: I as polite as possible and as personal restraint limits permit! # # #

-- Robert Mangus (rmangus@mail.netquest.com), December 13, 1998.

Criminy! Johnson-Perkins is truly a voice crying in the wilderness here!

Why hasn't anybody told Chase Manhattan, General Motors, and U.S. Department of Defense, that this quick fix is here, and they're wasting billions and billions of dollars?

(Sorry, Carl, couldn't resist...)

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), December 14, 1998.