[Coco] Y2K fixes ever developed or posted?

[Arthur Flexser]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003, Gene Heskett wrote:

> >
> Of the ones I played with, the dallas semi and the mm6242, neither of 
> these clocks can handle the rollover at 99>100.  The dallas semi used 
> in the B&B XT-RTC did take the rollover, but then failed on the next 
> minute IIRC, apparently stopping completely.  The mm6242 apparently 
> threw away any effect of the rollover and continued on its merry way 
> thinking it was now the year 1900.  I don't recall if I ever 
> published the dallas semi clock in any event as it has other, far 
> more pressing problems that would prevent its use by me in any design 
> I would ever have contemplated.

The Dallas Semi clock, the SmartWatch, keeps only a 2-digit year, and
has no hardware problem with the rollover.  Any particular driver for it
may, of course, have software problems.  

Art