Re: January 19, 2038

[Bob Taylor <brtaylor inreach com>]

In message <Pine.LNX.4.04.9901281117080.5268-100000@toshiba-179-24.nycap.rr
.com
>, Dan Morrill writes:

[snip concerning 2038 time wrap]

> I'm not especially worried, partly because it's still 40 years away, but
> mostly because this is precisely the sort of thing open source is good at
> flushing out, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

Exactly how many 32 bit machines do you think will still be in *use* in
the year 2037?

Bob

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