What is a Y2000-compliant standard PC?

[[[Note added September 2025: This is
written by me Aristo Tacoma around year 2006
as a definition of Y2000-compliant PC.
For a full set of updated links to
present work including how to check
whether a PC is Y2000-compliant by
means of putting Firth.iso to a startup CD
for a 32-bit computer, pls check out these pages:]]]

yoga4d.org

yoga6d.org

g15pmn.com which refers to norskesites.org
G15 PMN has robotics also in its G15BG version,
related to the G15BR version running at yoga6dserver.org.
32-bit G15 PMN online: yoga6dserver.org

And some associated sites from decades ago
which originally were thought of as search
engine sites now have some other functions. This
one serves as a mirror and backup for
the main G15 PMN app page at norskesites.org:
moscowsites.org

greecepages.com

aussie-top-sites.org

allasvenskasidor.net

Meanwhile, before more search engine work
from our side, there is a simple Perl
search engine that elegantly shuffles
especially English-speaking main news
websites and is ideal for those who wish
an overview over headlines dominating
people's thoughts eg for currency trading:
atgeni.com

Note that while virtual implementations of
32-bit PCs such as by VirtualBox can be
both practical and instructive, actual
implementations as physical 32-bit hardware
has a significance beyond what words can say.

Here's the original text with just some
modifications in the practical startup
instructions area:




What is a Y2000-compliant standard PC?

Prior to year 2000, it signified merely a handling
of dates after 19xx. After year 2000, it signifies
the reality of a good, solid, mature Personal
Computer standard which is a hailmark of
great technological development in humanity,
and which is open, international/global
and, obviously, important to preserve.

Note that if you have the FIRTH CD in your hand,
you can use it to test a PC rather directly.
The FIRTH CD, derived from much rework of FreeDOS,
was in a phase also called LISA_CD or LISAMENU OAC
and is free on yoga4d.org/download.htm page
and follow the FIRTH installation link there.
Some previous installation info: install.txt
As for this, in the initial note, where it says,
'big correction number 2', this correction
applies to what is said on testing a PC
some pages further ahead in that
important document -- print it out
to assist you. It is very simple to follow.
This test gives at least
a solid indication on the monitor and video
card, and on the capacity of the PC to boot
such a standard CD as the LISA CD.
You should still check the speeds and capacities.
Read other documents at yoga4d.org and inside
platform on why 32-bit is exceedingly important
and one should not at all be so confused that
one considers 64-bit or any higher bit anything
like 'technological progress' (or 'evolution').

SO: What is a Y2000-compliant standard PC?
Briefly, It is any PC, made in 2000, 3000, 4000 or
whenever, which adheres to all original
PC standards, with speeds and capacities
as a fast and good year2000-year2005 PC,
and which will ALWAYS PREVAIL,
and these standards are
notably these:

32-bit Intel 386/Pentium-compatible processor
(e.g. AMD or Transmeta 32-bit)

At least half a gig RAM,
not much more or less

At least 40 gig on the harddisk,
not much more or less

Size of monitor: 3 units in height
times 4 units in width (not completely
square, nor widescreen/TV-like)

Monitor must have compatible
frequencies with the analog
type of displays even though
it can perfectly well be LCD
(flat) and belong to a laptop (like
ECS) or a desktop PC (more
stable)

suitable for 1024*768 with at least
256 colors, VESA1-compatible
videocard (most have this)



Around a gigahertz processor
speed, not much more or less

USB ports, but these
are options for pluggable
flashdisks and such,
and not relied on for
any equipment essentials

Internal CD-player/burner
(more standard if not DVD)

PcSpeaker
(optional, for some, 1995-
standard 16-bit original
SoundBlaster compatibility)

English-compatible 12-functionkey
standard keyboard

Two-button standard mouse

Serial and paralell ports,
usually

Optional for some: internal
joystick port, internal MIDI-port