Re: [Q] Y2K on AppleWorks or Apple Ii

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Y2K fix - AppleWorks 3.0 only - not for any other version

Other fixes already posted in this thread: AppleWorks 2.0, 2.1
 
These patches for AppleWorks 3.0 are by Bruce Rapee and Beverly Cadieux. All
versions of AppleWorks have different problems, and all fixes are different.
All versions will be posted as soon as I have  time.  Please respect our hard
work, and wait for your version's Y2K fixes to appear.
 
These patches are in AppleSoft Basic or Block Warden format. If you do not know
how to "Get into BASIC" or use Block Warden, please ask. If you are unable to
make these fixes yourself, ask someone in your user group, or mail a backup
copy of your  AppleWorks startup and program disk to Beverly Cadieux, 2503
Sherbrooke Ln McKinney TX  75070, and I'll fix it for you. We charge $10 for
this service to cover my time and return postage.
 
This patch can be made "over the top" of any other AppleWorks 3.0 patches and
accessories that you already have. It is for AppleWorks 3.0 only. We do not
change the version number of AppleWorks 3.0. 
 
Part 1 of this AppleWorks 3.0 patch is by Bruce Rapee, used with permission.
Part 2 of this patch is by Beverly Cadieux of TEXAS II. 
 
Get into AppleSoft Basic and type this small program. Insert a backup copy of
the AppleWorks startup disk in a drive, or note its pathname on your hard
drive. 
 
Line 3: If you have UltraMacros installed, BSAVE Aplworks.Sys instead of
Aplworks.System. 
 
Vey important! Lines 2 and 3 should not be used until after 01/01/2000, since
it will change your century from 19 to 20. This century is used in database
reports, the word processor Print Date command, and UltraMacros.
 
Part 1: Set the prefix, and change the AppleWorks century from 19 to 20.
 
] PREFIX /APPLEWORKS : REM use full path
 
If you are still working with AppleWorks 3.0 in 1999, skip lines 2 and 3 for
now. You can go back later and enter these lines after January 1.
 
] POKE 768,50 : POKE 769,48: REM century "20"
] BSAVE APLWORKS.SYSTEM,TSYS,A768,B11098,L2: REM Or Aplworks.sys
 
Continuing with Part 2, Fix the entry of year "00" in data base date fields.
This part can be entered any time before, or after, 1/1/2000. It works now, and
it will work after 2000.
 
] POKE 768,0:
] BSAVE APLWORKS.SYSTEM,TSYS,A768,B12014,L1
 
Should you need to reverse this patch, the reverse values are
 
Part 1: POKE 768,49 : POKE 769,57: REM century "19"
Part 2: POKE 768,27: 
 
For Block Warden users, the disk locations in AplWorks.System or AplWorks.Sys
are
 
$2B5A - Tab to the text side and change 19 to 20 (String 03 20 31 39)
$2EEE - change $1B to $00
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Note that the first part of the AW 3.0 patch shouldn't be used until after
2000. Patches posted up to now, AppleWorks v2.0 and 2.1, have no such
restriction. They will work in both centuries.
  
Sorry, we cannot fix the sorting of data base dates. For proper database date
sorting, update to AppleWorks 4.3 or 5.1 (requires extra memory for optimal
results). TEXAS II has pre-owned copies of AppleWorks 4.3 and 5.1 for sale.
These copies were donated by TEXAS II subscribers so that other new subscribers
can have the latest version.

The above patches are for AppleWorks 3.0 only. They have been widely
distributed and have been in general use since  early 1997. For patches for
other versions, ask TEXAS II. All versions will be posted as soon as we have
time. Please respect our hard work, and wait for your version to appear, so
that everyone has the same updates, and everyone is on the same page. 
 
- Beverly Cadieux
(c) 1998-2098 TEXAS II
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