[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - 264 Script Manager 2.0 Date & Time Problems

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (02/25/90)

[02/90 Macintosh Technical Notes - 264 Script Manager 2.0 Date & Time Problems]

Written by: John Harvey					   February 1990

This Technical Note describes known bugs and features in  and  solutions
to the date and time routines introduced in Script Manager 2.0.

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