Re: [NTLK] It is the Fix

From: Valerio Paris Mitritsakis <valerio_at_mitritsakis.gr>
Date: Sun Jan 04 2009 - 16:59:18 EST

Unless they come up with a Newton replacement as the rumors suggest :p
(ok this might be wishful thinking)

However a more plausible explanation would be that there might be code
in the ROMs that has licensing issues...

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On Jan 4, 2009, at 11:51 PM, Reilly001os@aol.com wrote:

> Maybe we should petition apple to release the ROM source because of
> the seriousness of this problem to Newton users?
> Its not like the Newton is a big commerical product anymore.
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> On 04.01.2009, at 17:32, L.W. Brown wrote:
>
>> Come on - it was Sculley, not Jobs, who OK'ed too few digits to go
>> beyond 2010;
>> and, who knew people would be using the same piece of equipment so
>> long (?!?);
>> at least Avi +tried+ to fix the problem (many thanks for the effort);
>> so far, I'm the only one with brix - maybe it was my setup (but don't
>> risk it!)...
>
>
> Well, there is still a year to fix it. The problem are the 30-bit
> integers used, but NewtonOS supports 32-bit integers as well. So maybe
> using the more complex integer will give us another 3 x 17 = 51 years
> before we run out of seconds.
>
> Sculley also OK'd a system that allows a limited number of ROM patches
> using software. There is a chance that we will find and fix the issue
> on the lowest level without the need for hexades and patched call
> vectors... .
>
> If they would release the source code of the ROM, now *that* would be
> helpful :-P
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