Re: [NTLK] Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year

On 22-Dec-08, at 11:11 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:

> What is the 2010 problem?

Basically, the problem is that the Newton stores numbers as 30-bits
instead of 32. The Newton OS stores the date as the number of seconds
since a specific point in time. In the year 2010, an unpatched Newton
runs out of bits to keep track of this date.

http://newtonpoetry.com/2008/09/10/2010-newtpocalypse-without-an-update/

There have been several threads on this topic over the past few
months. Take a peek back through the archives for more information:

[NTLK] Our newts die in 2010?
http://marc.info/?t=122036488000001&r=1&w=2

[NTLK] 2010 fix
http://marc.info/?t=122089002600014&r=1&w=2

[NTLK] 2010.....should I be worried?
http://marc.info/?t=120460822700002&r=1&w=2

g.

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