Re: No-Slot Clock

[apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <20000101115210.02125.00000555@ng-da1.aol.com>,
TEXAS II - AppleWorks <a2mg@aol.comNomail> wrote:
>>It clearly says Friday January 1, 1990
>
>According to Glen Bredon, this is caused by a bug in ProDos. I have tested it
>with a large number of programs and their so-called Y2K "problems," and he is
>absolutely right. Fixing ProDos to kick they year into 2000 (instead of 1900)
>is the solution in many (but not all) cases of Y2K wierdness. Instead of
>treating the symptoms, we can now treat the cause.
>
>I believe this is significant, and I would enjoy some generalized  discussion
>on what to do about ProDos now.
>
>
>Beverly Cadieux 
>TEXAS II an international newsletter for users of AppleWorks(R)
>on the Apple IIe, IIc, and IIGS computer

Glen Bredon has sent an archive to ground.ecn.uiowa.edu (and I presume
other FTP sites) named Y2K.PATCHER.sit which patches ProDOS (p8),
Basic.system, and the PRO.FST for Y2K compliance.
(apple2/Mac/Y2K.PATCHER.sit)  When I figure out how to handle a *.sit file
on my IIe or IIGS I'll upload a .shk version to the apple2/apple8/Utils
directory.

I am also hoping to get a Y2K updated version of the p8 Davex shell from
Dave Lyons.  Dave intends to finish an update, but no promises.

Happy New Year everyone.

  --Steve


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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)