Re: Patching GS/OS for the new daylight savings time

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

Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> David Empson wrote:
> > I never used the automatic daylight saving on GS/OS, because it only
> > knew about the US rules. I needed something which was almost exactly the
> > opposite, as I'm in the southern hemisphere.
> > 
> > I just changed mode manually.
> 
> Interesting omission.
> 
> I thought that Apple was the leader in internationalization in the
> PC market, so that's a pretty conspicuous oversight.

They had only just introduced the automatic daylight saving in System 6,
if I remember right. If development had continued I expect they would
have eventually added support for other countries.

I don't remember when the Mac got automatic daylight saving, but I seem
to recall it appearing some time after I got my first Mac (1996, around
System 7.5.3).

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz