08.Sep.2024
Holger Ahrens (ANF)
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Video: The year 2038 problem hits the Amiga - but not until 2046 (German)
The world will end on January 19, 2038 - at least if relevant 32-bit systems are still using the "UNIX timestamp" format then to measure time by every second. Similar to the Bismarck quote about Mecklenburg, the end of the world will not take place on the Amiga until 2046, though. (More precisely, its time calculation ends on January 19, 2046 at 03:14:07, amiga-news.de reported.)
At the title link, Holger Ahrens takes up the topic on his info portal on the year 2038 problem. In the video, Dennis Pauler from the retro channel Virtual Dimension explains the reason for this - namely that the Amiga only starts counting time on January 1, 1978. But as soon as all the bits are used up, trouble can no longer be avoided: Anything from minor glitches to constant Guru Meditations could then happen. Due to the complexity, a permanent and comprehensive solution to the problem is not to be expected. (snx)
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