Newton Year 2010 Solution

Patch

The Y2010 problem is fixed with the [Patch 711000](/Pages/Patch 711000), [Patch 73J186](/Pages/Patch 73J186) and Patch 74J185.

Solution Outline

Solving the Newton Year 2010 Problem is achieved by applying these fixes:

Changing the time base for seconds based C++ functions
Changing the time base for NewtonScript functions
Replacing old C++ functions with new functions via a NewtonOS patch
Replacing old NewtonScript functions with new functions at startup via a NewtonOS patch
Ajdusting the time to fall always into a safe range
Fixing the entries in the system alarm soup
Putting safeguards in place to allow installation only on the matching OS version

Completed Steps

Patched C++ functions
- FDateFromSeconds
- FSetSysAlarm
- FTimeInSeconds
Patched NewtonScript functions
- TimeInSecondsToTime
- TimeToTimeInSeconds
Registering NewtonScript functions in InitScriptGlobals
Time adjustment in InitScriptGlobals
Installation safeguard
Patches for MP2100D and eMate