Date Range limitations for system OS 8.1 on Radius 81/110

[Zarkov]

I resurrected my Radius 81/110 running OS 8.1 and found that the Date & Time system extension does not set for dates past 2019. Anybody know if there is a fix or hack to make the machine register dates past 2019? I set it for the year 2007 (I think) which shows the same day of the week on the same month date as 2020, but that's just going to show the wrong year for any new files created.

 

[Crutch]

Yes, known issue. See the SetDate tool here. http://www.synack.net/~bbraun/macapps.html

 

[Zarkov]

Thanks for that, Crutch

 

[Snial]

This is quite interesting then. I have the SetDate tool. However, when I use it to try to set the date to 2024 on my PowerBook 1400 under Mac OS 8.1, it just hangs the entire system. The Drive Icons on the desktop disappear; the mouse still works, but I can't click on anything and I have to reboot. I've tried switching to the US date format (from the British one), but it still has the same effect.

Has anyone seen SetDate hang the system?

 

[Big Ben]

Yes on several systems, with different outcome, but the system always crashed in someways requiring a reboot.

 

[LaPorta]

Just use 2020 Patch. Works on every Mac I have (including my 1400)

 

[Snial]

Yes on several systems, with different outcome, but the system always crashed in someways requiring a reboot.

Thanks, so not just my imagination!

Just use 2020 Patch. Works on every Mac I have (including my 1400)

OK, I guess you mean the one from this page?

Vintage Mac 2020 fixes

I'll let you know if it works for me! Thanks anyway!

 

[LaPorta]

2020Patch - Macintosh Garden

Vintage Mac 2020 fixes Vintage Macs are now suffering from problems setting the date to 2020 and beyond, often referred to as a Y2K20 Bug. There is an existing solution, bbraun's free SetDate utility, which is functional, but not a familiar way to set the time on a Mac.

macintoshgarden.org

 

[Snial]

2020Patch - Macintosh Garden

Vintage Mac 2020 fixes Vintage Macs are now suffering from problems setting the date to 2020 and beyond, often referred to as a Y2K20 Bug. There is an existing solution, bbraun's free SetDate utility, which is functional, but not a familiar way to set the time on a Mac.

macintoshgarden.org

Yes, it's the same thing! I've just tried it and it works!

-cheers from Julz

 

[LaPorta]

Glad it is working!

 

[nathall]

For classic Macs running pre-System 6 that can’t use SetDate or the above patch, I wrote myself and quick and dirty Microsoft BASIC program to set the system date:

 

[LaPorta]

The 2020 Patch extension works fine under System 6.

 

[nathall]

I said pre-System 6….. As in, Systems 1-5.

 

[LaPorta]

I said pre-System 6….. As in, Systems 1-5.

Reading better and not so fast can fix such problems on my end!