Re: three questions about //e

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de> wrote:

> David Empson wrote:
> 
> > (The clock chip actually contains a 32-bit second counter, which is
> > divided down by the system software to produce a calendar date.  I don't
> > know what "epoch" is used by the IIgs, but given the evidence it is
> > probably 1/1/1940.)
> 
> That would be odd, as most OS manufacturers chose 1 January of the
> year they started implementing.

The Mac uses 1904 or 1956, depending on the machine.  (The system
software always maps this as if the start date was 1904.)