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Y2K Information

Slope Indicator has reviewed readouts and software for year 2000 problems. The primary function of all current products is not affected or is compliant. Please note that all software is subject to the Y2K compliance of the computer and operating system that it runs on.

Current Products

Digitilt DataMate

Firmware version 8/5/92. Functions and calculations do not depend on dates. Clock/Calendar works in year 2000.

DMM (DOS)

Software compiled 6/98. Functions are independent of dates, but this release introduces 4-digit dates. Please download it for Y2K compliance. When you open your project database, DMM will update the date fields to 4-digit years.

We recommend that you switch to DMM for Windows(free).

DU Software

Compiled 7/7/97. Functions and calculations do not depend on dates. Note that DU does not update the date field to 4-digit years, so you should use DMM to convert old databases to the new format.

DigiPro (DOS)

Compiled 2/24/97. Primary functions and calculations do not depend on dates. Sort-by-date function does not work.

DigiPro Windows 95/NT

Compliant. Uses 4-digit years. If you see year 1900 in your database, you should update your copy of DMM. to update DMM.

DataMate MP

Firmware 2/3/98 and later. Compliant. Uses 4-digit years.

MP Manager Software

Compile date 2/3/98 and later. Compliant. Uses 4-digit years.

MP Graph software

Compile date 2/3/98 and later. Compliant. Uses 4-digit years.

CR10X Datalogger

No known problems.

VW MiniLogger

All versions are compliant. Uses 4-digit years.

Retired Products

VS DataMate

Firmware version 5/4/95. Accepts year 2000 dates. Single-channel data logger mode does not work properly.

VS Manager Software

Compiled 8/9/95. No known problems. Calendar works to year 2999.

RPP Inclinometer

Firmware 1/24/89. Century always appears as 19nn, so year 2000 appears as 1900, but all functions work properly. No fix is planned.

S6 Vibration Monitor

Firmware version 4/6/92. No known problems, except that auto-on timer does not work across Y2K rollover.

VWP Down Hole Data Collector and Manager software

Firmware version 9/17/92. Calendar allows datalogging through year 2049.

IDA, IDALOG, IDAtools

IDA firmware is not affected, since it does not have a calendar.

IDALOG software

Compiled 04/99. Accepts date to year 2037. Uses two-digit years. Year 2000 becomes year 00.

IDA tools software

Compiled 7/19/95. No known problem, but expects 2-digit years.

IDAgraph software

Compiled 11/3/95. Accepts 2-digit dates to 2049.

IDA DataMate

Firmware version 11/01/94. No known problems. Should perform data logging through rollover to year 2058.

Manager software for IDA DataMate

Compiled 8/9/95. Calendar works to year 2999. Sort-by-date function does not work.