Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:24:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Jim Bryant <jbryant@unix.tfs.net> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: proposal to not change time_t Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808202023050.11516-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199808210035.TAA17016@unix.tfs.net>
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On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Jim Bryant wrote: > In reply: > > > > If time_t were 48 bits, when would we be running into *that* limit? > > > > > > In about four million years. I think all of us will probably have to > > > newfs our drives by then. :-) > > > > In 40 years, none of the COBOL programs we write will still be running... > > that's what they said 40 years ago... > > some pointy-haired boss somewhere will survive for the sole purpose of > proving you wrong... Some banks. They don't understand that computer that's in the basement, but it worked in grand-dad's time, and it's still cranking! They won't even dare look at it until it breaks. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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