Re: three questions about //e

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@home.com>]

That's nice to hear that the IIgs won't need a clock modification.
I was wondering about that.  When I boot into GS/OS 5.0.4,
it won't let me set the clock for any year after 1999.  Does
this mean that GS/OS 5.0.4 is not Y2K?

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"David Empson" <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote in message
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> Jeff Blakeney <CUTjefbla@bconnex.net> wrote:
>
> > The only model of Apple II that will allow you to use ProDOS without
> > having to patch it every 7 years is a IIgs and even then, I think you
> > need to boot into GS/OS first and start ProDOS from there for it to
> > work.
>
> Nope - you can boot directly into ProDOS-8.
>
> ProDOS 1.0.x and 1.1.x only include a driver for the Thunderclock.
>
> ProDOS-8 1.2 added support for the IIgs, including a native clock
> driver.  The appropriate driver is moved into the language card area at
> boot time, according to the type of machine.
>
> The IIgs clock does provide the year, so there is no need to patch
> ProDOS-8 every seven years if you have a IIgs.