Good lord, Ron, how insidious! Never would've thought of that. Thanks for the heads-up, anyhoo. Tell me, will the '30/30' do a complete memory wipe? (certainly hope not)...
Steve
-----Original Message-----
>From: R A Parker <RAParker@Quadzilla.NET>
>Sent: Jun 22, 2009 12:32 AM
>To: NewtonTalk <newtontalk@newtontalk.net>
>Cc: Steve Crooks <scrooks@felis.com>
>Subject: v2.0 Newtons and Y2010 (was/is: I am in Newton Hell...)
>Yep... same thing happened to me. I Suspect all v2.O Newtons suffer from the Y2009/Y2010 bug.
>
>To stop it... Do a 30/30 reset.
>
>Remove all batteries and power sources for 30 minutes. This includes the CR2032 button backup battery. Press and hold the recessed reset button on the bottom for for a full 30 seconds. Replace all batteries.
>
>Your Newtons will boot normally but the date and time will reset to... Somewhere in the past, 1995 I think.
>
>Do not set the date to any date after December 31, 2008 11:59 PM or else you'll be hosed... again.
>
>Pray someone takes on the MP120 and MP130 Y2010 bug and fixes it.
>
>Ron
>
>(Owner of an MP120 v1.30, MP120 v2.0, MP130, eMate 300, and an MP2100)
>
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