Re: Y2K ProDOS 8 (2.0.3)

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com> wrote in message
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> > > > But Apple chose to go a different route, with year values from
> > > > 40-99 meaning 1940-1999 and years from 00-39 meaning
> > > > 2000-2039.  Relatively little software actually implements
> > > > this fold point, but having the definition out there certainly
> > > > biases the argument!
> > > >
> > >  ...snip...
> > > >
> I believe all the file creation and mod fields (date and time) take up
four
> bytes which contain 5 unused bits (although they are in the field used for
> time).  Using those 5 bits in conjunction with the 7 bits already
allocated
> would have allowed 4096 years.  Why this wasn't done originally is a
mystery to
> me.
I would assume that it is because Apple didn't think anyone would still
be using/caring about the Apple II computers for this long. ;-)

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
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