Heard Of Y2K, Well Here Comes Y2038...

Technoa · 7 March 2005 16:55

Now Read This…

The Year 2038 Bug…
You made it through Y2K, but will you make it through Y2038 (also called Y2.038K)? So why did Y2K go so smoothly? And what is the difference with Y2038?
In Y2K, computers still kept perfect time. The only issue was that software that used only the last two digits of the year had trouble determining that 00 really was greater than 99. It was just a matter of fixing software to use the full year value as it should have to begin with.
But, Y2038 is entirely different. In Y2K, computers still kept perfect time and internally had no problem with the roll-over to year 2000. But not so with Y2038! In Y2038, computers are going to forget how to tell time and for many will roll-back to the year 1970.
This isn’t limited to just PCs but many other devices as well. The specs on my wristwatch says that it even stops in 2038!
The problem is that some “intelligent” person years ago used a long signed integer to store the date in the PC as being the number of seconds from midnight January 1st of 1970. The problem is that those 31 bits (31 instead of 32 because of the sign bit) only last until 18 January 2038 at 19:14:07 (for all time zones). At that point the number is too large to fit in a signed integer, overflows, and rolls back.
Why not just add more bits? Well, the problem isn’t limited to just software, but many hardware devices also have this limitation.
How do you fix it? Well, you’ll have to buy new software for every program you own! And, most all of the computers and hardware will have to be replaced as well!
Can you start fixing it now? The answer is NO. Hardware and software vendors are still developing using this year 2038 limitation.
My conclusion as to why everyone is still developing with this limitation are that 1) it would take quite an effort to start implementing a fix and 2) [probably the more correct reason] by not implementing a fix now, people can make more money. Think about it, not only will people make money on the software and hardware they develop now, but several years from now, they have automatic sales generated by the fact that everyone will be forced to buy new software and hardware. Plus, by waiting to the last minute, not only is there more sales, but they get paid bigger bucks because of the urgency of the problem!
Don’t believe me? Well, listen to what Microsoft says: Dr. GUI on the Year 2038 Bug.
However, in that article he incorrectly states that there is currently a work around that solves the problem by using COleDateTime. In a followup article, he explains why that doesn’t work: More on the Y2.038K Bug.
Conclusion: Be prepared for Y2038! It is a much much more serious problem than Y2K ever was. Be prepared to spend lots of money and be prepared for all of the problems once predicted for Y2K to actually happen!!

Source: [

http://www.dewtronics.com/y2038.html](http://www.dewtronics.com/y2038.html

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zipzapzipper · 5 July 2006 19:01

forwarded that page to microsoft which states its shit stuff as that page was released on April 1 which cums to be a day for fools so dont mess up

sil · 11 July 2006 21:22

Well you guys keep on thinking on this crap un till u gets aprill fooled till 2038

Happy getting fooled.

shirish · 12 July 2006 03:57

I was thinking I was transported to the humor/jokes section. Why, well although I don’t know much about COleDateTime or what it would do or not do but till that time I would have purchased new comp. about 5 times even keeping the more conservative 5 yrs. a purchase thing. Also liked the location Techno with the TM & the location /dev/hdxx

         [OT]More importantly though, it would be nicer if we do find some solution to the electronic waste that we are generating & would've generated by tht time, recycling anyone? [OT]

arka · 12 July 2006 05:01

I think dis info was previously posted in TE ,I ve forgotten it, but it was most prob posted by quickfire

KingKrool · 12 July 2006 06:48

It is true enough btw.

Nikhil · 12 July 2006 07:03

no…it was posted by TECHNO here ---- http://www.techenclave.com/forums/heard-y2k-well-here-comes-711.html on 7th March 2005

shirish · 12 July 2006 07:43

Nikhil, it seems this is truly going to be a joke thread. You pointed to the same top post in the link LOL

Nikhil · 12 July 2006 07:50

In case you didnt get it, I was being sarcastic…

arka said it had been posted a year back. I redirected him to the same threead hoping he would realise that he had posted in the thread he was referring to

Now, this is getting funny!!!

digital_brain · 12 July 2006 09:06

LOL .. i clicked the link and landed in the same page .. must read all the posts b4 clicking the links …

arka · 12 July 2006 09:22

Wat it means ??? U ve told dat it was posted on 7 th march,2005 …but the link u given is da same thread…Nice joke man

shirish · 12 July 2006 09:41

Now this is really getting into the butt of things oops, u know wht I mean.

Emperor · 12 July 2006 12:10

Who else want to use the same system today we have. I think till 2038 we all have NEW COMPATIBLE MACHINE with us.

So WHO CARES ?

chip_0 · 12 July 2006 15:04

Those who need to handle dates exceeding 2038 today itself I guess …

MAGNeT · 12 July 2006 18:09

i guess…the 64bit processer will overtake thisprob…its due to limitation of 32bits infor on computers

shirish · 12 July 2006 20:39

by tht time we should 've 128-bit computers or even biological or chemical based computers far higher processing than today. God only knows wht kind of gaming we would be doing then