    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1698          04/08/97

    TITLE:  Bravo MS, NSTL and Year 2000

    ISSUE

       When running Y2000.EXE from the National Software Testing Labs
       (NSTL), the Bravo MS systems will not roll over the date from
       1999 to 2000.

       This issue affects the following systems: 501951, 501952, 501954,
       501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043.

    BACKGROUND

       The BIOS function assigned to return the date did not perform the
       roll over.

    ACTION

       Update your system to BIOS version 1.04 (AST part number
       905579-038) or later.

       File 05579038.EXE is available from any of AST's On-Line!!
       services as follows:

          AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
          AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
          CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
          Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

          * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's
            international BBS numbers.

       To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your
       hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run
       the file.

       To perform the BIOS update, see the README.TXT instructions
       included in the download.

       For additional BIOS information, see Software Bulletin # 0285
       posted on any of AST's On-Line! services.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 000514RS

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