• 2038

    From The Millionaire@VERT to All on Sat Feb 8 16:18:11 2020
    Why will the year 2038 be the next bug for bbses?

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  • From Gamgee@VERT to The Millionaire on Sat Feb 8 19:04:00 2020
    The Millionaire wrote to All <=-

    Why will the year 2038 be the next bug for bbses?

    Is that the year you're going to actually start your BBS?



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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to The Millionaire on Sat Feb 8 18:06:35 2020
    Re: 2038
    By: The Millionaire to All on Sat Feb 08 2020 11:18 am

    Why will the year 2038 be the next bug for bbses?

    Whoever said that?

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  • From The Millionaire@VERT to Nightfox on Sat Feb 8 19:07:25 2020
    Re: 2038
    By: The Millionaire to All on Sat Feb 08 2020 11:18 am

    Whoever said that?

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

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  • From Grease@VERT/DARKMATT to The Millionaire on Sat Feb 8 21:22:54 2020
    Re: 2038
    By: The Millionaire to All on Sat Feb 08 2020 11:18 am

    Why will the year 2038 be the next bug for bbses?

    I'll bite. It has to do with the calendar for 32bit linux operating systems. If you are 64, it shouldn't affect you.

    The latest time that can be represented in Unix's signed 32-bit integer time format is 03:14:07 on Tuesday, 19 January 2038 (231-1 = 2,147,483,647 seconds after 1 January 1970).[1] Times beyond that cause signed integer overflow, which is an example of C's undefined behavior

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  • From Netsurge@VERT to Gamgee on Sun Feb 9 03:38:28 2020
    Is that the year you're going to actually start your BBS?

    It might be the year he decides what bbs or OS to use.

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  • From Gamgee@VERT to Netsurge on Sun Feb 9 03:36:00 2020
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    Is that the year you're going to actually start your BBS?

    It might be the year he decides what bbs or OS to use.

    Heh. I'll put my money on Mystic/Windoze.



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  • From The Millionaire@VERT to Netsurge on Sun Feb 9 11:23:07 2020
    It might be the year he decides what bbs or OS to use.

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    I’ll probably be dead most likely by then.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Gamgee on Sun Feb 9 12:49:00 2020
    Gamgee wrote to The Millionaire <=-

    The Millionaire wrote to All <=-

    Why will the year 2038 be the next bug for bbses?

    Is that the year you're going to actually start your BBS?

    BooM!


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