Palm OS was developed in 1992-1995 if I remember correctly. Is that about
right? I don't remember 1995 that well ;) but I don't recall saying Y2K
that much. Besides, the way I figure it, I'll probably release a new
version of my apps sometime between now and 2031...
Alan Pinstein
Synergy Solutions, Inc.
http://www.synsolutions.com
1-800-210-5293
>Aaron Ardiri write:
>
>> the designers probably wanted to use as little space as possible.
>> i am sure my Palm III will be of no use in 2000. 2Mb is not enough,
>> and i am not going to pay for the memory upgrade - so i will
>> buy another one.
>>
>> i am sure that when 3COM releases a new Palm Pilot in 2031, it
>> will have an updated ROM so it will be able to handle the dates
>> outside the current limitations.
>
>You're missing the point. Sure in 2031 we'll be using the Palm MCXVII,
>and obviously by then there will be a new ROM and a new DateType (named
>DateTypeWithForethought) which can handle dates beyond 2031. But at the
>time that switchover happens, any application which uses DateType data in
>its database will be in trouble. Not only will a new version of the
>application be required, requiring at least a simple recompilation with
>the new data type but at most lots more, but also each app will have to
>bloated by code which somehow recognizes an older database and updates it
>(a non-trivial task) to the new format. In the worst case this is an
>unmitigated disaster and one which could be (and probably was) easily
>foreseen. And, to pick a very minor point with Keith, while this problem
>does affect Mac and Windows too, neither of those operating systems was
>developed at a time when Y2K was a household word. PalmOS was.
>
>Steve Patt
>President, Stevens Creek Software
> http://www.stevenscreek.com/pilot
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