clock of x'ffffffff.....' gives September 2042.  forget the day of month.

From "MXG NEWSLETTER NUMBER THIRTEEN JAN 20, 1989" at Barry's MXG site (www.mxg.com):

o. An important date.
  A date for your grandchildren. At 23:53:48 on Sep 17, 2042, the IBM
  8-byte hardware clock will fill and reset to Jan 1, 1900.

Bob

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