It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
General discussion (archive)1234567890(20 posts)(20 posts)
(20 posts)
Pages:
1
2
This is my favourite topic
Posted February 15, 2009
avatar
DukeNico: I fell asleep 30 minutes before it. I've had even created an mIRC script for people to check it...
I wake up 30 minutes after the event and what do I see?
00:31:30 | <Sd`> !timeleft
00:31:30 | <Nico`^> 0 seconds left to 1234567890!
00:31:33 | <Sd`> \o/
00:31:37 | <Sd`> happy 1234567890 !
Meh, whatever, I'll wait for the 133333337 day, which is happening on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:22:17 GMT :D!

Hehe, the next time related event I will celebrate will be 2038-01-19. Hell, I may even get a new tinfoil hat just for that. Y2K? Funny how people thought that just because they couldn't count to more than a hundred, computers would have the same problem (well, Excel did, and that was probably all the proof they needed). But in 2038 we will exhaust the 32bit signed integer range!
Posted February 15, 2009
If people are still using 32 bit by 2038 then they deserve to have their computers come to life, rip out their intestines, kick their dog and steal their car. By then we'll probably be on 256bit
Also, when does 1337111111 happen? It'd be sort of like someone without a shift key trying to brag excessively about their competance but being unable to do exclamation marks.
Posted February 15, 2009
avatar
Aliasalpha: If people are still using 32 bit by 2038 then they deserve to have their computers come to life, rip out their intestines, kick their dog and steal their car. By then we'll probably be on 256bit
Also, when does 1337111111 happen? It'd be sort of like someone without a shift key trying to brag excessively about their competance but being unable to do exclamation marks.

The register size isn't really the problem, it's more about internal memory structures and file format specifications. What good is your new high and mighty system if you save to a legacy file format that assumes that data is a 32bit signed integer?
Posted February 15, 2009
It's getting hard to find 32bit CPUs now, surely all the saved data would eventually migrate through 64 bit and beyond as applications stop supporting the older architectures. If any legacy programs are needed, I'd imagine virtualisation would be used to handle it. I'd not be surprised to see virtualPC integrated into windows 8 or 9, ideally with a lightweight copy of XP &/or 98SE so we nerds can keep up our old gaming habits especially since GOG has made no statement of support for windows 9, shocking!
Post edited February 15, 2009 by Aliasalpha
Posted February 15, 2009
avatar
Aliasalpha: It's getting hard to find 32bit CPUs now, surely all the saved data would eventually migrate through 64 bit and beyond as applications stop supporting the older architectures. If any legacy programs are needed, I'd imagine virtualisation would be used to handle it. I'd not be surprised to see virtualPC integrated into windows 8 or 9, ideally with a lightweight copy of XP &/or 98SE so we nerds can keep up our old gaming habits especially since GOG has made no statement of support for windows 9, shocking!

All true, but it doesn't mean that programs won't internally still use 32bit for timestamps. The register size really has nothing to do with what applications do.
Pages:
1
2
This is my favourite topic
Community
General discussion (archive)1234567890(20 posts)(20 posts)
(20 posts)