Besides computers and programs, Y2K can affect such office systems as telephones, voice mail, automated security, elevators, and anything else that relies on a microchip. Y2K could have catastrophic consequences for a lawyer's practice. Y2K is one deadline that even judges cannot extend. A lawyer can, however, start debugging today. The Date Set Test A dramatic Y2K problem will occur if a computer's clock and operating hardware cannot recognize the correct date after December 31, 1999.
Most applications rely on the computer's internal clock for the date and time.
For example, if the operating hardware gives erroneous or unreadable date and time information to a calendar and datebook program, it will not work properly. Luckily, an ordinary lawyer can find and fix a problem with a computer's clock with relative ease. First, prepare or obtain a DOS boot disk. Select the Startup Disk tab and click the Create Disk button. The computer will prepare a boot disk.