Setting the Cromix date in 2024

[cro memcos]

Just booted Cromix 172 XXU.

My cunning workaround to specify +100 to the year to set the name correctly post 2000 has broken down.

Desole.

Does anybody have a solution ? :-)

[Udo Munk]

Still works with Z80 Cromix, interesting:

CROMIX Operating System version 11.27
Copyright (c) 1980, 1984 Cromemco, Inc.
   Sunday, July 31, 2022 21:49:09
DATE (mm/dd/yy): 02/05/124
TIME (hh:mm:ss):
   Monday, February 5, 2024 21:49:43
PID = 8

CROMIX Operating System version 11.27
Copyright (c) 1980, 1984 Cromemco, Inc.

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There is no workaround because at some time the used integer format will overflow. To fix this one needs all sources and modify date everywhere to a larger integer format.

[Damian Wildie]

Still works with Cromix Plus 162

System initialization complete

          Monday, November 6, 2023            18:14:09

DATE (mm/dd/yy): 02/06/124

TIME (hh:mm:ss): 8:56

         Tuesday, February 6, 2024             8:56:00

Hello world

XPU Cromix-Plus release 162

The message from /etc/welcome:  Welcome to the Cromix-Plus Operating System

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[rlm2667]

Ah ha, Yup as you say, No Workee in 172. Does work in 20.63 and 31.68 as well as the others mentioned. Looks like just XXU. Humbug!

Richard M

[Damian Wildie]

What happens in 172 if you set the date just prior to midnight 31/12/2023, does it clock over to 2024 correctly?

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[rlm2667]

It reverts to 6:28:16 on February 6, 2036. I set the date/time to 12:16:00 on 10/20/123 and rebooted. Set for 23:59:57 on 12/31/123 and checked again after a few seconds. Rolled to 6:28:16 or maybe 17 on  02/06/2036. I may be off a second on the time. It has the day right. That is a Wednesday.

RIchard M

[rlm2667]

I'm thinking the battery may be dead on my xxu also because when I set a date and reboot, it stays but if I shutdown and reset, the date reverts to the Feb 6, 2036 date. Anybody have any insight into the XXU battery? I think I read a SUDS or somewhere that a specific battery was needed and an alternate would be an issue.

R

[Mike Stein]

FWIW I replaced two XXU batteries, one with the recommended CR14250SE ($12.00) and the other with a CR2032 ($0.30); no difference that I could find, although of course the RTC chip is not Y2K compliant in any case.

Haven't looked for a while though.

m

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[Richard Muse]

Thanks for the battery info Mike.

R

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