Year 2000 Compliance Overview
GCOS 4

Last content update: March 9, 1998 (see Notice)
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GCOS 4 was the operating system of the Bull DPS 4000 family, commercialized until 1991. The Bull DPS 4000 hardware platforms and their GCOS 4 operating system (including its latest version, V2.10) are not Year 2000 ready, and Bull will not commit to making them Year 2000 ready.

Bull has defined programs to enable smooth migration for GCOS 4 users. Consult your usual Bull representative.

Life cycle status

Operating System Supported until
GCOS 4 V2.10 Terminated
Associated products Supported until
OPEN4 March 31, 1996
OPEN4X March 31, 1996
Hardware Supported until
Bull DPS 4000 1996

Testing status

Completed. GCOS 4 is not Year 2000 ready.

Services

Your usual Bull representative will be pleased to discuss the different Year 2000 related services available for GCOS 4, including:

  • Migration to Unix with O2E-4
  • Assistance in application renovation and Year 2000 readiness testing

Compliance catalog

GCOS 4 and associated products

Name Version Year 2000 ready
GCOS 4 2.10 No (1) (2)
OPEN4 2.10 No (2)
OPEN4X 2.10 No (2)

(1) Including most of the associated products supported by GCOS 4 V2.20.
(2) We recommend GCOS 4 users to use the O2E-4 product to evolve to a Year 2000 ready solution based on AIX.

Hardware platforms

Name Model Year 2000 ready
Bull DPS 4000 any No (1) (2)

(1) The roll-over into 01/01/2000 will cause system problems.
(2) The system does not provide 4-digit year date representation.

 

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Notice
Bull is making every effort to provide accurate and explicit information on the Year 2000 readiness of its products. The information on this page reflects the current results of our compliance tests and may be updated as testing continues. Please see the Bull Year 2000 Compliance Overview for an explanation of the terms used and our commitments.

Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Statements
Information contained on Bull past and present Year 2000 Internet Website pages regarding products and services offered by Bull are "Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures" as defined by the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998, (The United States of America's Public Law 105-271, 112 Stat. 2386) enacted on October 19, 1998. Bull Year 2000 Internet website pages have been and will continue to be our primary mechanism for communicating year 2000 information.

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