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NEWBIE: ENTERING RSTS DATE
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John Bennett
2023-11-19 05:57:49 UTC
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Hi all
I had a lot of experience with RSTS up to V9 many moons ago.
I just succeeded in booting 9.3 on a Mac using simh.
The first question it asks is:
Enter today's date as DAY-MONTH-YEAR (e.g., 7-SEP-85)
but it doesn't accept a date in that format.
Help please, and be gentle.
What is the correct date format, and can it accept 21st century dates?
John Bennett
2023-11-19 06:11:13 UTC
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Post by John Bennett
Hi all
I had a lot of experience with RSTS up to V9 many moons ago.
I just succeeded in booting 9.3 on a Mac using simh.
Enter today's date as DAY-MONTH-YEAR (e.g., 7-SEP-85)
but it doesn't accept a date in that format.
Help please, and be gentle.
What is the correct date format, and can it accept 21st century dates?
PS the disk I booted was boot_stock_rl02.dsk
bill
2023-11-19 15:08:17 UTC
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Post by John Bennett
Post by John Bennett
Hi all
I had a lot of experience with RSTS up to V9 many moons ago.
I just succeeded in booting 9.3 on a Mac using simh.
Enter today's date as DAY-MONTH-YEAR (e.g., 7-SEP-85)
but it doesn't accept a date in that format.
Help please, and be gentle.
What is the correct date format, and can it accept 21st century dates?
PS the disk I booted was boot_stock_rl02.dsk
V9 does not handle Y2K dates.

bill
John Bennett
2023-11-21 08:20:32 UTC
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Post by John Bennett
Hi all
I had a lot of experience with RSTS up to V9 many moons ago.
I just succeeded in booting 9.3 on a Mac using simh.
Enter today's date as DAY-MONTH-YEAR (e.g., 7-SEP-85)
but it doesn't accept a date in that format.
Help please, and be gentle.
What is the correct date format
So I got the answer it can't do 21st C dates.

I'd still like an answer on why 9.3 won't accept a date in the suggested format please.
bill
2023-11-21 17:32:43 UTC
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Post by John Bennett
Post by John Bennett
Hi all
I had a lot of experience with RSTS up to V9 many moons ago.
I just succeeded in booting 9.3 on a Mac using simh.
Enter today's date as DAY-MONTH-YEAR (e.g., 7-SEP-85)
but it doesn't accept a date in that format.
Help please, and be gentle.
What is the correct date format
So I got the answer it can't do 21st C dates.
I'd still like an answer on why 9.3 won't accept a date in the suggested format please.
What date are you typing in? It won't take any date outside
it's range of valid dates and will just keep prompting.

bill
John Bennett
2023-11-24 11:11:17 UTC
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Post by John Bennett
So I got the answer it can't do 21st C dates.
I'd still like an answer on why 9.3 won't accept a date in the suggested format please.
What date are you typing in? It won't take any date outside
it's range of valid dates and will just keep prompting.
bill
I typed a variety of dates, including the example offered 7-SEP-85
John

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