YEAR 2000

Page Contents:

B S Sound Compliancy

Third Party Statements:

Yamaha
dbx
ARX
Telstra Big Pond
Canon
Corel
Intel

Y2k Links

Time is running out!

Hire Inventory

None of our equipment relies on any date functions.
Most of our equipment is Analog, with no time sensitivity.
Some of our effects are Digital, and none of the time functions within them are date dependant.

Maintenance

None of our Test or Repair equipment is date sensitive.
We have an extensive range of Spare Parts in stock.

Transport

All our vehicles are Dual Fuel, so if the petrol bowsers are down next Janurary we will use LPG, or vice a versa!
If you need gear delivered early next year, we will get it there.

Communication

You can contact us by Phone, Mobile Phone, Fax, Postal Mail or E-Mail.
It is a safe bet that at least one of these avenues will be operating next year!

64 Spray St., Elwood,
Victoria, 3184, Australia.
Fax: (03)
Ph: (03) 9808 0388
Mob: 041 999 3966
info @ bssound.com.au , or
mbarry @ vic.bigpond.net.au

Accounting & Computing

I have tested our Computer (bios & OS), Spreadsheet, Word-Processor,FTP Client, Browser and HTML Editor.
All pass with regard to; Year 2000 roll over, date recognition and Leap-Year recognition.
Differing Pivot-Years and Year-ranges between programs will not pose a problem
Come 2000 and there should be no problem for me to send you a Quote or Invoice.
I have not bothered to test my versions of Quake or Riven!
I have received reassurances as to Y2K compliancy from my ISP (Bigpond) and our Web-Site host (Burwood.Starway) confirming compliancy.
It is a fair assumption that this web-site will still be up, and that I will be accessible via email.

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Third Party Y2K Statements and/or Links

The statements below are excerpts, you are urged to explore the links to read the full context...

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Yamaha

"Yamaha branded products that are acquired from Yamaha Corporation of America or its authorized distributors have neither date information processing functions nor date-dependent data."

http://www.yamaha.com/y2kstatement.htm

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dbx

"All products manufactured by dbx are Year 2000 compliant. Any discontinued products manufactured under the dbx brand name are also Year 2000 compliant. Year 2000 compliance is guaranteed through one or more of the following conditions:

The product is an analog product and therefore doesn't know the time of day.
The product is a digital product, but does not rely on a date or time code for any of its functionality."

http://www.dbxpro.com/y2kalt.htm

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ARX

"ARX Systems Pty Ltd (ARX) products do not contain and never have contained any date reliant or date storage devices. Therefore our products will not themselves be affected by the Year 2000 (‘Millennium Bug’) date change."

http://www.arx.com.au/Y2K_info.htm

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Telstra Big Pond

helpdesk@nsw.bigpond.net.au

"Recently our Melbourne server complex was Y2K upgraded. This will shortly occur for Sydney as well. These upgrades will ensure that our service will keep working correctly at the turn of the century and beyond."

Regards
Bernie Florence
Technical Support
Telstra Big Pond Cable

http://www.bigpond.com/cable

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Canon

"The Canon brand PowerShot digital cameras, FAXPHONE fax products (as well as additional fax products that may be marketed by our Canon affiliated company, Canon U.S.A., Inc.) and MultiPASS multifunction products that you may have purchased do contain date functions.
These products are ready for Year 2000.
That is, products within these lines will be able to normally process date data where, at the commencement of Year 2000:

(1) the product is functioning normally prior to the commencement of the Year 2000 as specified in the user's manual;
(2) the product has been used and will continue to be used in accordance with the terms of the limited warranty and user's manual provided with the product at the time of original purchase, regardless of whether the term of the limited warranty has expired; and
(3) the product has not been and will not be modified, and has not been and will not be interfered with by, other products in processing date data.

You also may be inquiring about software that is either part of the Canon Software Publishing line or Canon Creative. All of these software products are also ready for year 2000."

http://www.usa.canon.com/y2k/index.html

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Corel

"Corel Year 2000 Tested Products:"

Corel® WordPerfect® 8 - Year 2000 Compliant
Corel® Quattro® Pro 8 - Year 2000 Compliant
Corel® Presentations™ 8 - Year 2000 Compliant
CorelCENTRAL™ 8 - Year 2000 Compliant

http://www.corel.com/year2000/index.htm

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Intel

"An Intel product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is "Year 2000 Capable" when, upon installation, it accurately stores, displays, processes, provides, and/or receives date data from, into, and between 1999 and 2000, and the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, provided that all other technology used in combination with said product properly exchanges date data with it.
Intel makes no representation about individual components within the product should they be used independently from the product as a whole."

'What's the difference between year 2000 compliant, year 2000 ready, year 2000 certified, and "Year 2000 Capable"?'

"There is no generally accepted standard for how computer hardware and software should handle the transition to year 2000. Intel uses its own definition of "Year 2000 Capable" when referring to the capability of Intel products. The definition that we use is similar to definitions used by some other manufacturers. When you use an Intel product, according to the documentation you received with it, that has been rated as "Year 2000 Capable" by Intel, you can depend on the following:

It will accurately use and display dates between 1999 and 2000;
It can do this only if the other parts of your system also are capable of using and displaying dates correctly;
The first two points above apply only if you use the product as a whole, and do not take it apart."

http://support.intel.com/support/year2000/

http://www.y2k-news.com/
Go here for a light-hearted but informative site on the 2000 problem.
http://www.vendor2000.com/
Look up any product or manufacturer & check their compliance status.