On 1/9/2012 10:38 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
I have an Immodest Proposal. (I'll not leave that platform to John M., exclusively.) Define the future extension of the TOD clock as a signed binary 112-bit (111+sign) value. Rationale: given that some contracts and treaties entered in the 19th century are likely still in effect, there would be more utility in supporting a STCKE-compatible representation of dates in the 19th century or somewhat before than of dates in the 204th century and later.
I like that idea! :-) Unfortunately, STCKE is old (it pre-dates z/Architecture). An awful lot of code has been authored that treats the STCKE result as unsigned based upon the description you quoted from PoOp. So, some might judge it to already be too late for this sort of change. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
