Re: Y2K

Jon Lewis (jlewis@inorganic5.fdt.net)
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:04:26 -0400 (EDT)


On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

> Problems will occur at (I think I remember) the year 2054 because
> the time_t integer is not large enough. By that time, we should all have
> 256-bit machines so the problem should go away.

It's 2038 for 32-bit systems. Even with 64-bit systems, time_t wrap isn't
an issue...unless you expect to be around in about 292471208649 years.

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