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>the software as well as the custom RTC chip were designed to not handle dates beyond 1995, less than 15 years after it was released Why did they do that? Did
by ancarda 9y ago
>the software as well as the custom RTC chip were designed to not handle dates beyond 1995, less than 15 years after it was released
Why did they do that? Did they have an explanation that doesn’t just boil down to “we wanted customers to keep upgrading”?
- kalleboo 9y agoThe year was stored as a 4-bit integer > we wanted customers to keep upgrading After 15 years? Who was going to be seriously using a 5 MHz Lisa in 1995 (yes you can spare me the "this broke school district is still using an Amiga to run their HVAC!" stories)
- userbinator 9y agoThe C64 was introduced in 1982, discontinued in 1994, and remained in widespread use for several years after that.
- colejohnson66 9y agoIf it means anything: 2^29 seconds is 17 years almost exactly