[NTLK] The new date bug - questions

Peter Fraser pjfraser at mac.com
Wed Jan 8 22:02:42 PST 2025


Ok great, thanks!

Sent from my iPhone

— Peter
pjfraser at mac.com

> On Jan 8, 2025, at 9:49 PM, Eckhart Köppen <eck at 40hz.org> wrote:
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>> On 9. Jan 2025, at 5.02, Peter Fraser via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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>> I have not powered up my 2100 in quite some time. When I do do, some day, is it a true statement that as long as I don’t try to set it to the correct date, it will be fine?
> 
> Yes, if you have no patch, or patch 711000, and if the Newton has been sitting without power for a longer time, it will come up with the default time (1996 or 2008). And if it comes up confused because it is too far in the future, you can always pull the batteries and let it forget about that.
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> Eckhart
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