Re: [NTLK] 2010 Fix Alpha Testers Needed

You can develop in an emulator, perform initial testing in an emulator. But you
can not proceed without testing in the real thing. Unless we want to spin off a
whole thread about testing practices? ;-)

william

Jeremy O'Brien wrote:
> Why not test it in an emulator?
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 03:11, Eckhart Köppen <lists@40hz.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for alpha testers for the low level 2010 patch
>> (<http://40hz.org/Pages/Newton%20Year%202010%20Solution>) for MP2100 US.
>>
>> The fix comes with two caveats:
>>
>> 1) It can render your Newton useless, and getting it back to live requires
>> either swapping in a German MP2100 ROM board, or sending the Newton to me.
>> 2) It can still exhibit the same or similar symptoms like the original
>> 2010 problem, and more specifically might require a brain wipe to get the
>> Newton back to normal.
>>
>> The first risk is quite low but exists, however the idea is to ensure that
>> the second item is clarified with this testing.
>>
>> If you are interested and not put off by the problems, let me know.
>>
>> Eckhart
>>
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