This is particularly true for custom developed software, which could employ an unconventional design. For Year 2000 information specific to Microsoft Products click here . All of the systems listed above have successfully completed these tests. Finally, so that we may continue thorough testing on future computer systems, Gateway has become certified in NSTL's test methodologies, and we continually employ them on new product revisions. Gateway's products have been certified by NSTL as Year 2000 compliant.
Additional information is also available at the Gateway web site .
There are dozens of Year 2000 tests, and many are reliable and accurate. For more details, please see PC Clocks and Year 2000 Testing . Although the century data point in the RTC will not update to '20' on its own, Gateway PCs since 1993 have logic in the BIOS to correct this limitation. This approach of correcting the RTC via the BIOS has been adopted throughout the PC industry to effectively and efficiently address the Year 2000 problem, and it has been validated by widespread testing. For more information on the RTC and Year 2000 date processing, please see PC Clocks and Year 2000 Testing .