On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Tom Goulet wrote: > 2038, and it's more a Unix problem than a C problem. > Unix states the date as the number of seconds since the beginning of 1970. > Simply, after some time in 2038, a 32 bit variable can not hold that > many seconds. 64 bit machines will have the year 20 quadrillion problem > or something. :-) Actually, in '38 the problem is that if the 32 bit integer is signed, it becomes negative, it's good for another 68 years if it's used unsigned. > > TomG > > >The next date-related problem, IIRC, is in 2034 - something to do with > >C/C++'s common date function overflowing. And following that, maybe some > >software peeps will make the same mistake of presuming "20", and 2100 > >will be a problem. > > > >McMac > >I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm > >Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers > -- Henrik Olsen, Dawn Solutions I/S URL=http://www.iaeste.dk/~henrik/ Leonardo DiCaprio: Your social class is stuffy. Let's dance with the ship's rats and have fun. Kate Winslet: You have captured my heart. Let's run around the ship and giggle. (The ship SINKS.) Leonardo DiCaprio: Never let go. Kate Winslet: I promise. (lets go) Titanic, the Movie-A-Minute version _________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
