On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:31:09 +0530, ravi ndran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> timing problems.this is not a y2k problem...but it is > a problem in Linux.friends..please explain clearly > about these two things. A site dedicated to discuss the 2038 problem: http://www.2038bug.com/index.html <extract> Modern computers use a standard 4 byte integer for this second count. This is 31 bits, storing a value of 231. The remaining bit is the sign. This means that when the second count reaches 2147483647, it will wrap to -2147483648. The precise date of this occurrence is Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038. At this time, a machine prone to this bug will show the time Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 1901, hence it is possible that the media will call this The Friday 13th Bug </extract> shashi ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
