[NTLK] Belated comment on eclipse easter egg in Newton OS 2.0

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        The eclipse easter egg in Newton OS 2.0 only shows the eclipse
the first time you turn the Newt on, on a day with an eclipse of the sun
or moon, total or partial. Many folks are puzzled by the fact that if you
set the date back (or forward) to a date with an eclipse, the egg won't
show.

        You have to be a tiny bit sneakier than that. Here's how to get
the egg to show, without using a package:

        1) Set the date to the day BEFORE an eclipse.
        2) Turn the Newt off and on again.
        3) Set the date to the next day (day of the eclipse).
        4) Turn the Newt off.

        When you turn the Newt on again, bingo! But only once. If you
want to see it again you have to play the whole date game again.

        This is 2.0 only. No such luck in 2.1.

Mike O'Brien

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