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Subj: KAM - Y2K BUG
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From: PT2AAA@PY4SM.MG.BRA.SA
To : KAM@WW
KANTRONICS and the Y2K BUG
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The following subject originates from the home page of Kantronics:
ttp://www.kantronics.com
Kantronics Year 2000 Statement per unit
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General Statement: The "year" date stamping is not used for most
pplications of Kantronics TNCs. Therefore, for most amateur and
ommercial applications, the transition from 1999 to 2000 will not
isrupt normal operation. For application s where date stamping
s used, such as mail forwarding, the following information is
rovided:
Category I: Automatic Compatibility
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The KPC-3 Plus with version 8.3 firmware
he KAM '98 with version 8.3 firmware
For Category I unit listed above, on January 1, 2000, the TNCs will
utomatical ly roll over to reflect a date of 2000.
ategory II: Adjustment to Compatibility
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Category II consists of the following amateur and commercial TNCs:
KPC-3 Plus (up to version 8.2)
PC-3
PC-9612 Plus
PC-9612
AM Plus
AM with Enhancement Board
WM-1200
WM-1200 Plus
WM-9612
WM-9612 Plus.
For Category II TNCs, on January 1, 2000, the last two digits of
he year will a automatically roll over to "00." To present a
our-digit year date stamp, the DAYSTRING command (DAYS) can be
sed to change the first two digits of the four-digit daystring
o "20" so the date stamp will show 2000 instead of 1900.
Samples of possible format strings using DAYSTRING (DAYS) are:
AYS dd/mm/yy hh:mm:ss displays 01/01/00 07:10:20
AYS dd/mm/20yy hh:mm:ss displays 01/01/2000 07:10:20
AYS dd.mm.20yy hh:mm displays 01.01.2000 07:10 (ss opcional)
AYS dd.mmm.20yy hh:mm displays 01.JAN.2000 07:10
For exact instructions on how to use the DAYSTRING command, see your manual.
ategory III: Old Compatible TNCs
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Older Kantronics TNCs produced ten years ago or more, such as the
PC-2 or KPC-4, display the year in only two digits (such as 98,
9, or 00). A four-digit display is not available, therefore the
ear 2000 will be presented as 00.
pplications
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The only application in Kantronics TNCs that uses the year is the
orwarding of mail, affected by the PBFORWARD command. If you do
ot use your TNC for this function, you will not need to make any
djustments to your TNC to achieve Y2K compatibility.
Specifically, current versions of firmware (AS LISTED BELOW)
ither automatically roll over or may be set to reflect a four-
igit year with 2000. (See catagorys I and II above.)
ome earlier versions for mailbox use only the two-digit for
at and will show "00" on January 1, 2000 (see Catagory III
bove).
appy New Year
ogerio, PT2TD
t2td@pt2aaa.#df.bra.sa
t2td@amsat.org
t2td@arrl.net
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