SOURCE: BLD FLASH 9701
SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: 10/97
 
                       YEAR 2000 PRINTER READINESS
 
The IBM Printing System Company has completed a Year 2000 readiness
review of its hardware products. All our products are either Year 2000
ready as is, or with microcode updates. Details for individual products
can be found on the Internet using the IBM Year 2000 database search
application. The URL is http://www.ibm.com/year2000.
 
Products requiring specific levels of microcode are given below:
 
o   Network Color Printer (NPC):
 
    V2.1 or above microcode is required
 
o   3935:
 
    Microcode patch v3.23 or above is required
 
o   All 3900 AFCCU production printing models (0W1, 0W3, D01/D02, and
    DW1/DW2):
 
    For machines with v6.1xx or below microcode, v6.127 or above is
    required
 
    For machines with v8.1xx microcode, v8.136 or above is required
 
    Machines with v8.502 or above require no printer microcode updates
    (but may require a Basic Operating System update - see the note
    below).
 
    Machines with v7.xxx microcode will need to upgrade to v8.136 or
    above or v8.502 or above (v8.515 or above recommended)
 
    Machines with v8.2xx, v8.3xx or v8.4xx microcode will need to
    upgrade to v8.502 or above (v8.515 or above recommended)
 
    NOTE: In addition to the above printer microcode levels, the AIX
    Basic Operating System must be at the following levels: For machines
    with v6.xxx microcode, the BOS level must be OS 1.1.P or above. For
    machines with v8.xxx microcode, the BOS level must be 4.1.4j or
    above.
 
o   All InfoPrint 4000 production printing models (IS1, IS2, ID1/ID2):
 
    Machines with v8.502 or above require no printer microcode updates
    (but may require a Basic Operating System update - see the note
    below).
 
    Machines with v8.4xx microcode will need to upgrade to v8.502 or
    above (v8.515 or above recommended)
 
    NOTE: In addition to the above printer microcode levels, the AIX
    Basic Operating System must be 4.1.4j or above.
 
o   3900-DR1/DR2
 
    Machines with v8.2xx microcode will need to upgrade to v8.502 or
    above (v8.515 or above recommended)
 
    Machines with v8.502 or above require no printer microcode updates
    (but may require a Basic Operating System update - see the note
    below).
 
    Machines with v9.1xx or above are already Year 2000 ready and
    require no updates to either printer microcode or Basic Operating
    System level.
 
    NOTE: In addition to the above printer microcode levels, the AIX
    Basic Operating System must be at the following levels: For machines
    with v8.xxx microcode, the BOS level must be 4.1.4j or above.
 
o   InfoPrint 4000-IR1/IR2:
 
    All machines are already Year 2000 ready, regardless of microcode or
    Basic Operating System level.
 
Network Color Printer customers can download Year 2000 ready microcode
from the IBM Printing Systems web site at URL
http://www.ibm.printers.com/ncputil.html. The file is ibmncp21.exe.
 
Customers with AFCCU printers (3935, 3900, and InfoPrint 4000) can
obtain printer microcode and/or Basic Operating System updates using
their IBM hardware support channels. The IBM customer engineer can
determine both the currently active microcode level and Basic Operating
System level under Service Actions on the printer operating console, and
then order the appropriate updates (printer microcode, BOS, or both)
from their IBM level 2 hardware support.