Re: NTLK Y2K Newton OS 2.0 "Dates" Bug ? ! ? !

From: James L. Johnson Jr. (jimjohnson@mac.com)
Date: Sun Feb 20 2000 - 23:34:05 EST


O.K., so is this a NewtOS problem or an application specific problem?

Thanks,

Jim.

Kenny Song wrote:
>
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:12:14 -0500 James L. Johnson Jr. wrote:
>
> -----------
> >I had a similar experience with my UMP2K last week while updating some
> >birthdays/anniversaries. It only happened to me while only using a two
> >digit year. Say, 3/16/68 instead of 3/16/1968. The date set up in Names
> >as 3/16/2068.
> -----------
> That is not a problem. The Newton have to know which century you're refering to. AddressAccess had this same problem if you use the calendar picker for birthdays / anniversary. You may set 1959 in the picker, close it and reopen and it'll default to 2059. Thorsten Lange have addressed this issue for the upcoming AA Pro and a bug fix for the regular AA.

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