The *IX problem is 2038 (03:14:08 UTC on 19 January 2038, to be precise). Wrong decade!
Yes, by 2042 everything SHOULD be updated. I'm willing to bet that there will be minor problems, but certainly nothing like the doomsayers predicted for Y2K. ObAnecdote: We had a New Year's party for Y2K, and my daughter and her friends were hanging out in the basement while the adults were upstairs. At 12:00:00, one of the kids (probably my daughter) threw the main breaker for the house. We were worried for a moment until we heard the hysterical laughter... ...then I got to go in to work and be VERY bored for a few hours until management said "OK, we've passed enough major timezones that clearly nothing is gonna happen, go home". I did get a nice sweatshirt out of it. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Friday, April 25, 2025 3:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: What has IBM ever done for us? (probably more than I know) 2042? Isn't that a generic *ix problm? Or am I thinking of the wrong overflow. I feel confidant that by 2042 we'll be using ETOD and 64-bit time_t structures, but that we'll find new ways to paint ourselves into a corner. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
