[NTLK] Did I miss the memo? Trying things out Newton 130

Doctor Clu drclu at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 6 10:02:30 PST 2025


I was playing with the Newton 110 recently (as it was my first Newton) 
and could not get the date to keep the right setting.  Was there a patch 
file for the OS 1.x Newtons?


On 1/6/25 11:34 AM, Tom wrote:
> On Monday, 6 January 2025 16:31:53 GMT Doctor Clu via NewtonTalk wrote:
>> Anyone try the Newton 120 or a non-upgraded 2000?  Curious if they act
>> different.
> Could it be that this is OS 2.x only ?
>
> My 110 has been off over Xmas, and powered up OK today with a fresh set of batteries.
>
> Date and Time in Preferences is as expected, in that the date is right but it's drifted about 12 hours slow.
>
> Setting the correct time persists across a reset (button on the back).
>
> I'm running OS 1.3 (345333)
>
> If it's an 30-bit overflow, should 1.x be broken as well ?
>


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