Day of week routine

Clayton Cramer cramer at optilink.UUCP
Fri Jun 2 16:11:37 AEST 1989


In article <534 at bnr-fos.UUCP>, dgibbs at bnr-fos.UUCP (David Gibbs) writes:
> In article <1989May30.155016.11099 at utzoo.uucp> henry at utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> >
> >What will happen when the 32-bit Unix date goes negative in mid-January
> >2038 does not bear thinking about... :-)
> >-- 
>   Nothing of course, because nobody (but nobody) will be using piddly little
> 32-bit machines in 2038.
> 
> -David Gibbs

Nonsense.  All 32-bit machines will be used in the Third World by
then.  As a consequence, all those dates going negative will cause
the collapse of their economies.  Once again, the racist, sexist,
ageist, imperialist conspiracy will crush the suffering oppressed
countries of the Third World.

:-):-)


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Clayton E. Cramer {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer
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