Re: Y2k problems on a IIgs w/ProDOS 4.0.2

[shack@southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <1dz4aqs.1s91h2b1czg24gN@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

>> >will there be any year 2000 problems with a IIgs running ProDOS 4.0.2?
>> >thanks.
>> 
>> Yes - the internal clock can't handle the Year 2000 rollover - at
>> least not on my ROM 01 IIGS.  So I just set the date to ten years
>> ago... :)
>
>News to me.  There have never been reports of Y2K problems with the IIgs
>internal clock.  I just tested it on my ROM 3, and it rolled over
>perfectly happily.

But my understanding is that having the year field zero in dates is considered
an invalid date i.e. <NO DATE>. I think some of my homemade code assumes it
and I took that from the old Tech Ref Manual. So that could cause lots of
<NO DATE>'s in directories until 2001 gets here.
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