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From: Adrian Tuddenham on 3 Mar 2010 15:25 I have been playing about with the date functions in a Claris Works spreadsheet and have discovered that 7th of February 2040 is the last day on which it will work. Does this apply to all the other applications on OS8.6 which use the OS to calculate the date ? Is OSX any different? -- ~ Adrian Tuddenham ~ (Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply) www.poppyrecords.co.uk
From: David Kennedy on 3 Mar 2010 15:48 Adrian Tuddenham wrote: > I have been playing about with the date functions in a Claris Works > spreadsheet and have discovered that 7th of February 2040 is the last > day on which it will work. > I suspect that at the time it was written they figured a lifespan of 50 years was adequate. > Does this apply to all the other applications on OS8.6 which use the OS > to calculate the date ? Is OSX any different? Are you still planning to be using Claris Works in 30 years time? Shows a remarkable level of confidence in Apple products expecting your machine to keep working on a daily basis for 40 years. -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: Peter Ceresole on 3 Mar 2010 15:50 fAdrian Tuddenham <adrian(a)poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote: > Does this apply to all the other applications on OS8.6 which use the OS > to calculate the date ? Is OSX any different? Well, checking Palm desktop running (very nicely) under OS10.4.11, in mid-Feb 2040 it wraps round to 1904. I have iCal but I don't use it and don't know how, but I can't get it to go to March 1 2040, so maybe there's a limitation in the day counting number- it starts in 1904, doesn't it? Either way, I doubt it will concern me greatly. Although of course I'd be delighted if it did. I could enter the date of the arrival of my telegram from the King. -- Peter
From: Ian McCall on 3 Mar 2010 15:54 On 2010-03-03 20:48:25 +0000, David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> said: > Are you still planning to be using Claris Works in 30 years time? Shows > a remarkable level of confidence in Apple products expecting your > machine to keep working on a daily basis for 40 years. In my last job I regularly used sheets with dates going out 90 years from now - it may not necessarily be today's date you're interested in. Cheers, Ian
From: David Kennedy on 3 Mar 2010 15:56
Peter Ceresole wrote: > fAdrian Tuddenham<adrian(a)poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> Does this apply to all the other applications on OS8.6 which use the OS >> to calculate the date ? Is OSX any different? > > Well, checking Palm desktop running (very nicely) under OS10.4.11, in > mid-Feb 2040 it wraps round to 1904. I have iCal but I don't use it and > don't know how, but I can't get it to go to March 1 2040, so maybe > there's a limitation in the day counting number- it starts in 1904, > doesn't it? System Prefs only allow you to go to December 2038. -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com |