Comments on: Everybody Panic: Unix Systems to Hit Time Bug in 2038 http://techgage.com/news/everybody-panic-unix-systems-to-hit-time-bug-in-2038/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everybody-panic-unix-systems-to-hit-time-bug-in-2038 PC enthusiasts one-stop resource for high-quality reviews, articles and current technology news. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: RainMotorsports http://techgage.com/news/everybody-panic-unix-systems-to-hit-time-bug-in-2038/#comment-711 RainMotorsports Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:06:00 +0000 http://techgage.com/?post_type=news&p=18330#comment-711 I can’t speak for other platforms. But on x86 64 bit registers came with the Pentium 1. 32 bit x86 computers have had support for a 64 bit date for a very long time. From the moment Unix based operating systems supported a 64 bit signed integer for time value (no familiarity of if/when) developers gained the opportunity to support it in their software. Its been possible for over a decade on many platforms so they have had more than the next 25 years to deal with it. Just all that antiquated legacy crap we keep around thats going to be the real problem.

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