> Interestingly, UNIX systems have a similar problem. They store time as the
> number of seconds since midnight, January 1, 1970. They apparently use a
> signed 32-bit integer (so negative times work too), giving a D-Day of
> 3:14:07am, January 20, 2038. This may be a little more of a problem.
Not confined to UNIX by long shot. I written stuff for real-time databases with
the same scheme. It more compelling the Y2K short cuts. Store time to nearest
second in a 32bits. And of course the clients when confronted with problem
shrug shoulders and say quite correctly, plant wont still be around in 30 years
let alone the software system. I will be happily retired so everyone sleeps nights.
You can imagine the same response from programmers who created Y2K traps.
Sooner or later though, it is going to be someone's problem.
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