xxx IBM Personal Computer User GuideThis communication and other past and present information provided by IBMregarding Year 2000 and products and services offered by IBM are "Year 2000Readiness Disclosures" under the Year 2000 Information and Readiness DisclosureAct of 1988, a United States statute enacted on 19 October 1998. IBM's Year 2000Internet Web site pages have been and will continue to be IBM's primary method forcommunicating Year 2000 information about IBM products and services. Informationregarding non-lBM products and services are "Republications" under the Act, basedon infomation supplied by other companies about the products and services theyoffer. IBM has not independently verified the contents of these republications andtakes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information containedwithin them.The references to certain software vendors' products in this notice do not imply thatother software vendors' products, preinstalled in or included with the purchase ofyour IBM computer, are Year 2000 ready. Contact each software vendor if you wishto assess the Year 2000 status of their products.