From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 21712 invoked from network); 31 Dec 2020 08:10:41 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 31 Dec 2020 08:10:41 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 436499C668; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:10:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E60939C29A; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:10:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 4D94A9C29A; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:10:17 +1000 (AEST) Received: from freefriends.org (freefriends.org [96.88.95.60]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7D13A9C28C for ; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:10:16 +1000 (AEST) X-Envelope-From: arnold@skeeve.com Received: from freefriends.org (freefriends.org [96.88.95.60]) by freefriends.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id 0BV8ADiO027196 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:10:14 -0700 Received: (from arnold@localhost) by freefriends.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id 0BV8ADZ3027195; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:10:13 -0700 From: arnold@skeeve.com Message-Id: <202012310810.0BV8ADZ3027195@freefriends.org> X-Authentication-Warning: frenzy.freefriends.org: arnold set sender to arnold@skeeve.com using -f Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:10:13 -0700 To: tuhs@tuhs.org, nikke.karlsson@gmail.com References: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.5 7/5/10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [TUHS] The 2038 bug... X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Will there be that many 32 bit systems left by then? time_t these days tends to be 64 bits, and I think at least the Linux file systems store them that way. Microsoft counts time from January 1, 1980, so that buys them until 2048. :-) I'll be (G-d willing) 79 then; I hope around, but I also hope not overly involved with computers. :-) Arnold Niklas Karlsson wrote: > I'll be a mere 58, so not even retired yet. I fear it will be a very > interesting time, in the "May you live in interesting times" sense. > > Niklas > > Den tors 31 dec. 2020 kl 08:21 skrev Dave Horsfall : > > > As the new year is about to kick in (down-under anyway), it got me to > > thinking (always dangerous): how many here will be around for it to pick > > up the pieces that are no doubt still lying around? > > > > I'll be about the ripe old age of 85, so I may be around to see the > > Imminent Death of the Internet (Film at 11). > > > > 2100? Forget it... Too bad, as "Revolt in 2100 (?)" is one of my > > favourite Heinlein books. > > > > Others? > > > > -- Dave > >