>When we get to use a 64 bit cpu the time could change to 64 bits and all
>the API's would still work the same as now (i.e. still offset from
>1904), so the only change would be anyone accessing the timeinseconds
>(and if you're using C you probably will only need to recompile (which
>you would have to do anyway since it's a new cpu !
I'm afraid the point is still being missed. The API's are NOT the
difficult problem; there are many solutions available. The real problem
is existing databases using DateType data, which includes the ToDo list,
the DateBook, and undoubtedly numerous third-party apps. As I noted
earlier, all of these databases have to be reformatted, and applications
(or conduits) rewritten to deal with the "old" and "new" formats,
representing hundreds or thousands of hours of programming time. And no
change of APIs and simple recompilation is going to solve that problem as
far as I can see.
Steve Patt
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