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Will computers be wiped out on 19 January 2038?

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    Will computers be wiped out on 19 January 2038?

    Will computers be wiped out on 19 January 2038? Outdated PC systems will not be able to cope with time and date, experts warn | Daily Mail Online

    Ah, the old Microsoft Foundation Classes CTime limitation.

    If anyone wants me to fix it, I'll get out of bed for £5k a day
    'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
    Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.

    #2
    Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post
    Will computers be wiped out on 19 January 2038? Outdated PC systems will not be able to cope with time and date, experts warn | Daily Mail Online

    Ah, the old Microsoft Foundation Classes CTime limitation.

    If anyone wants me to fix it, I'll get out of bed for £5k a day
    Not OpenVMS, will expire 31st July 31086 at 02:48:05.47.

    Can't Wait!!

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      #3
      Maybe we'll all be retired by then.
      Originally posted by MaryPoppins
      I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
      Originally posted by vetran
      Urine is quite nourishing

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        #4
        I can't click - it's a Mail article about IT. **** that.

        Anyway, can't imagine too many pre 2008 R2 systems still being about, but as usual, no doubt there will be loads of terrible code still knocking about given how many apps are still 32 bit targeted.

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          #5
          Originally posted by d000hg View Post
          Maybe we'll all be retired by then.
          By computers, no less.

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            #6
            Originally posted by vwdan View Post
            I can't click - it's a Mail article about IT. **** that.

            Anyway, can't imagine too many pre 2008 R2 systems still being about, but as usual, no doubt there will be loads of terrible code still knocking about given how many apps are still 32 bit targeted.
            Yep, a lot of the stuff I worked on has been replaced by .Net.

            But I know of some very old code knocking around that still forms the trade input for a well known US bank.
            'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
            Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.

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              #7
              Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post
              Will computers be wiped out on 19 January 2038? Outdated PC systems will not be able to cope with time and date, experts warn | Daily Mail Online

              Ah, the old Microsoft Foundation Classes CTime limitation.

              If anyone wants me to fix it, I'll get out of bed for £5k a day
              Unix timestamps when stored as a signed 32-bit integer

              Still, it's nice to hear Microsoft made their systems compatible with them

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                #8
                Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post
                Will computers be wiped out on 19 January 2038? Outdated PC systems will not be able to cope with time and date, experts warn | Daily Mail Online

                Ah, the old Microsoft Foundation Classes CTime limitation.

                If anyone wants me to fix it, I'll get out of bed for £5k a day
                We live in hope.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by stek View Post
                  Not OpenVMS, will expire 31st July 31086 at 02:48:05.47.

                  Can't Wait!!
                  You forgot things like X11 that sit atop VMS.

                  X11 picked from the selection because I remember that one hitting the 10,000 day limit back in 1997.
                  Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
                    Unix timestamps when stored as a signed 32-bit integer

                    Still, it's nice to hear Microsoft made their systems compatible with them
                    At 16:53:20 UTC on 13 May 2014, the Unix time value 1,400,000,000 seconds was celebrated over the Web
                    Hands up who missed that one.

                    I know I did.
                    Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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