I am still seeking information, code, schematic, parts list, etc., for
building a Millennium Clock.  And as previously noted it should be Y2K and Y3K
compliant, VBG.  I have been looking at all the PIC and Atmel AVR sites and
can't seem to find anyone who has tried to build one.  There are a lot of
Millennium gimmick clocks for sale but it has always been so much fun to build
it yourself.

Which PIC  would you use?  I have the following devices in hand to choose
from; 16F84, 16C63, 16C622 or 16C64.

I was thinking you could use a smart 2 X 20 or 4 X 20 LCD module with the
Hitachi controller built in?  Just wire up the data lines and you have the
display.

The timebase could be a NJR 6355 RTC chip and/or the 60 Hz line.  This way it
would run off batteries if the AC power is lost.

You could use a wall wart for the primary supply and batteries for standby
power.  Add some switches and / or buttons to set the clock with and maybe a
small piezo indicator (Beep on January 1, 2000).

The display (depending on which you use) could display the current time
(hh.mm.ss.xx) on line 1, the day (XXX), month (XXX), date (XX) and year (XXXX)
on line 2.  Line 3 could display the remaining days (xxxx), hours (xx),
minutes (xx), seconds (xx) and if you wish tenths of seconds. Line 4 could be
a message(s) of  some type.

Any comments on this DIY clock, except that it maybe finished in the year 3000
:-) since I am new at microcontrollers.  I have enough information to be
dangerous??

Ed