Originally Posted by badri

For those interested, test result of 2038.pl:
----------------------Solaris-5.8
Tue Jan 19 03:14:01 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:02 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:03 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:04 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:05 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:06 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038<<<<<<<<<<<<
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038
----------------------Linux 2.6.12
Tue Jan 19 03:14:01 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:02 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:03 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:04 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:05 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:06 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038
Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 1901<<<<<<<<<<<<
Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 1901
Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 1901
----------------------Windows-XP 8-)
Tue Jan 19 03:14:01 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:02 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:03 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:04 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:05 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:06 2038
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038
..then it stops!!!

1$ Q. will the Windos system stop running
I leave this test to readers
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Q1: What happens, someone who gets hist first pension, 1 second after
Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038

Q2: Air traffic control, all schedules change to?

Q3: Alram clocks/watch don't work, so people get to work?
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