Re: Appleworks

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Nathan Mates (nathan@visi.com) wrote:

:    Except it neglects to mention that every 6 years ProDOS 8 needs to
: be patched to deal with the year tables. It *IS* possible to hold more
: bits in the year field than the braindead hardware selected in 1983
: for the clock card, despite what some Apple whitewashers will try and
: come up with their usual lame excuses over.

Will you get it into your skull that Thunderclocks don't keep track of the
year and the six year table is for calculating the year from the day of the
week? What good would a bigger table do? You do know how many days are in
a week right? And you are aware that no patching is necessary for clocks
which return the year, e.g. the IIgs clock right?  Or do you overlook
these facts in order to issue your characteristic spew?

:    Assuming any OS or computer will be obsolete in 6 years is just as
: shortsighted and wrong as thinking that years can fit in 2 BCD digits
: (00..99). 

Yep, whoever decided Lisa clocks should conk out on Jan 1 '96 flubbed up 
pretty badly.
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