[Coco] Y2k bug

[Chester A Patterson]

Got the file (and several others) Thanks. But first I gotta take care of my
fried monitor problem before trying anything. That or go blind staring at
the fuzzy green 32 screen on a TV.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Heskett [mailto:gene.heskett at verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 12:55 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] Y2k bug


On Monday 06 March 2006 08:27, Chester A Patterson wrote:
>What is RTSI?
>
IIRC, its <http://os9archive.rtsi.com> or something like that.
I have some clock modules there too, but all for special clocks, like
the disto 4n1.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gene Heskett [mailto:gene.heskett at verizon.net]
>Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 1:53 PM
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>Subject: Re: [Coco] Y2k bug
>
>On Saturday 04 March 2006 14:27, Chester Patterson wrote:
>>12 or 13 years without firing up the old rig.
>>Just did.
>>OS9 Level 2 - How do I fix the date?
>>It's hard coded for 19xx.
>>I suppose the easiest is to change the "19" to "20"
>>Which module? What offset?
>
>Depending on what clock module hardware you might be using, there are
>some fixed clocks available on rtsi. I think theres a fixed one for
> the software clock too.  That will probably also contain the bootlist
> order bug fixes too IIRC.  That was in ed9 of the clocks from Eddie
> Kuhns, and the y2k fixes should have built on that.

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