at the temporal coordinates: 12/14/01 4:18 PM, the entity known as James
Elliott at rootbeeraddict_at_yahoo.com conveyed the following:
>
> I thought that the 130 ran 2.0. Are you saying that it ran 2.1?
>
>> On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Today is an eclipse and I've not seen the eclipse thing on my MP130. Now,
>>> just what is the circumstance that causes this to become visible?? (I seem
>>> to recall a list of Newt 'Easter Eggs', but can't find the URL... Perhaps
>>> it should get put into the FAQ??)
>>
>> IIRC, you should see the eclipse animation on a 2.0 (NOT 2.1) Newton when
>> you first turn it on that day, and there is an eclipse (partial or full)
>> on that day. I'm not sure if it depends on what city/country you have
>> assigned as the default in your Owner Info (obviously, people on the
>> eastern seaboard won't be interested in an eclipse only visible in
>> California).
>
> The James Elliott Newton Site:
> http://www.geocities.com/rootbeeraddict/newton.html
> Coming this weekend: The Sharp ExpertPad Upgrade Project
Yes, the 130 is 2.0 and yes it (and upgraded 120's) OUGHT to see the eclipse
and NO it won't be seen on a 2.1 Newt. The question is: Why didn't it
appear for me today (there's, I believe, an annular solar eclipse today) on
MY 130?? Is there some magic to get it to appear? (Mine just started right
back into Dates, where I'd left it when I powered down the night before.)
{Which reminds me... why is Dates always still on the preceding day unless
there's a meeting on the new day? It irritates me to have to keep hitting
"Today" every morning when I first turn the Newt on.}
The other possibility mentioned is that the Easter Egg is smart enough to
try and determine whether the eclipse is actually visible from your
location.
Inquiring minds want to know. Or if not those, at least there's folks here
that might want to know.
- Eric.
--Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)
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