Re: [NTLK] Strange dates problem post New Year--anyone else?

Good idea to list packages that might interact with the Dates Soup. I can confirm that, when reset, my Newton heads to July, 2012. I can't quite catch when the boot screen thinks it is, but when it gets to the backdrop, it's 2012. My dates, however, do all appear to be OK, including repeating dates.

Here's what I've got:
Fix2010 (_not_ the Dates / Find BugFix, though I think they contain the same code for the 2010 problem?)
Backtrax, set as backdrop. (Even after I reset the date, it looks for a next event in July.)
DateView
Nitch
LookOut (hacked, frozen)
IC/VC (frozen)
Death to 1904
To Do Cleaner
FastTimes (very handy for resetting the date quickly)

Besides that, I also have Heaven or Hell installed (which oughtn't to be in touch with the Dates soup, I'd guess, but what do I know) as well as Super Notepad.

My ROM version is 2.1 (717260)-1.

Anybody else want to share their list? If everyone who has this problem has a package in common, that might be helpful info. I'm a little leary to freeze the 2010 fix after L.W. Brown's experience (so sorry to hear!).

-Jon

--- On Thu, 1/1/09, R A Parker <Quadzillanet@SBCGlobal.NET> wrote:

> From: R A Parker <Quadzillanet@SBCGlobal.NET>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Strange dates problem post New Year--anyone else?
> To: "NewtonTalk" <newtontalk@newtontalk.net>
> Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 5:48 PM
> On Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 12:33 pm Mr Jonathan Dueck
> wrote:
>
> > it chose a July date in 2012.
> > I do have the 2010 patch...
> > has anyone else experienced this
> > strangeness?
>
> No problems on my 2100. I've reset. I've removed
> all power. I've checked my calendar. I've also added
> a meeting in 2010 and checked repeating date entries.
> Everything appears normal.
>
> I've been running Avi Drissman's Dates/Find BugFix
> extension (v1.0) since the day I've owned it...
> 'bout 3 years.
>
> What about any other extensions that might have any affect
> on the clock or date?
>
> I've also got Daylight Savings v2.1 running on my
> Newton. I can also note that I have NetTime and TimeDate Set
> loaded. Although I haven't been able to get NetTime to
> work for a couple years, it is set to try and Auto-Sync each
> time I connect to the Internet.
>
> How about ROM versions? I've got that special
> customized 710031-1 on my Newton.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ron
>
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