We have conducted a short review of principal PC manufacturers. We have not reviewed server systems, you should contact your hardware supplier for Year 2000 compliance statements on these products. It should be noted that a wide range of systems shipped pre-1997 may have some Year 2000 issues. PC manufacturers have combined to form the PC Year 2000 compliance group. Members of this group in general certify all PC systems shipped after the first of January 97.
Earlier versions are untested, but likely to be compliant.
Excludes hardware or operating system dependencies. This test is used by Dell, Gateway and Compaq amongst others to issue certification for their PC's. In addition Microsoft has released a Millennium test which validates the PC platform from the Microsoft point of view. In essence all major vendors are granting blanket certification to all machines shipped since 1 st January 1997. Product Specific Tests You can check whether any specific computer is Year 2000 compliant at many vendor web sites that offer a facility for the user to enter a serial number and have an instant response.