Probably a dumb question: is there a faster way to set the year than tapping 312 times?

[Huxley]

Every now and then I pop some fresh batteries into my trusty Newton 2100, and have some fun with it. However, there's one dumb that that always bugs me: when it comes back from a long period of no power, the date resets back to 1998, and the only way I've been able to set the year to 2024 is by opening the little Clock app and tapping the ">" icon to go to the next month, over and over... 312 times (give or take) to get it to May 2024.

There's gotta be a faster / easier way to set the year on a Newton, right?

Thanks for any help,

Huxley

 

[finkmac]

can you not uh...

hold down the arrow button???


also... are you not tapping (or tapping and holding down) the year itself??





btw i just tried and both these methods work so...

 

[Huxley]

can you not uh...

hold down the arrow button???


also... are you not tapping (or tapping and holding down) the year itself??
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btw i just tried and both these methods work so...

Hahah true, I can hold down the arrow button, but... it... changes... very... slowly...

Also, HOW DID YOU GET TO THE OPTIONS IN YOU SCREENSHOT?! The only way I know to set the date/year is via these steps that start in the Clock app:









Now I legit feel like I'm losing my mind

Huxley

 

[finkmac]

you gotta use the setup app

 

[splorp]

Here are a handful of other methods …

André Chichak’s Fast Times is designed to let you set the time much more quickly.

NetTime sets the time using Network Time servers.

Frank Gründel’s NewtTest offers an alternate way of setting the time.

Simon Bell’s Newton Connection for OS X (NCX) has a “When connecting: Set Newton date and time” setting in the General Preferences window.