System Dynamics, a Dublin company that specialises in Year 2000 issues, has a database of software and how it is affected by the turn of the century. A short extract of its much more detailed information gives a chilling view of the problems that may be faced by some of the commonest programs in use in Ireland.
MS Works: problem with the date function.
MS Word 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: problem with the date function.
MS Excel: problem with dates pre 1/3/1900 and with assumed values in dates specified with two-digit year.
MS PowerPoint: no dates used internally in product.
Corel Word Perfect: version 7 and above are compliant.
Adobe Photoshop: Year 2000 compliant.
Windows 3.1 and 3.11: issues with File Manager in particular.
Windows 95: File Manager issue too. Fix available but it is not recommended that it be applied. Upgrade is recommended.
Mac OS 7, 7.5 and 8: Year 2000 compliant - but problems might start with dates beyond 2019!
JD Edwards (accounting software): Year 2000 compliant.
JBA: System 21 is Year 2000 compliant, others not guaranteed.
Tetra: latest versions are, some older versions are not.
MacroPay (payroll software): no information available.
Netscape: dates are derived from Operating System.
Internet Explorer: dates are derived from Operating System.
ICQ: no information available.
Lotus Notes: Version 3 and above are compliant.
Lotus 1-2-3: Version 5 and above only are compliant.
CC-Mail: Version 6 and above only.
Quicken: version 4 and beyond only.
Sprint: no information available.
Claris Works: no dates in product.
Claris Emailer: no dates in product.