There's quite a few computers that are in daily use that are stuck with
old systems that can't be upgraded, and there are a ton of embeded
systems all over the place that don't get upgraded... It probably won't
be a huge deal, but I'm sure something weird will happen in 22 years.
It could be even code running on modern systems but using old libraries
that use a 32bit date format.
Brian
On 01/01/2016 07:45 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
On Fri, 1 Jan 2016 18:32:16 -0700
Brian Cluff <[email protected]> wrote:
We are now almost half way, starting from y2k, to the 2038 problem
where we could see some real Y2K like problems when the older UNIX
machines run out of time its and make everything become 1901.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
Brian Cluff
Will anyone still be using 32 bit Unix/Linux/BSD by 2038? If I'm not
mistaken, on a 64 bit machine we have enough seconds to last us long
beyond the probable extinction of the human species.
SteveT
Steve Litt
November 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques
of the Successful Technologist
http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
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