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[jonc at nc.rr.com]

Why does the Apocalypse always start at midnight... of course it will be 5am by my system clock.
 
---- Ivan Panarusky <panaruskyi at gmail.com> wrote: 
> http://wikicomphelp.com/doom.html
> 
> Countdown to the apoclypse.
> 
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Scott Lambdin <lopaki at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > What about the criminals trapped in Manhattan using the salvaged computers
> > and gluing chandeliers to their Cadillacs?
> >
> > On 2/10/09, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Monday 09 February 2009 04:11:22 pm Ivan Panarusky wrote:
> > > > Don't forget the year 2038 problem.
> > > >
> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_Problem
> > >
> > > I'd imagine that by 2030, let alone 2038, the equivalent of today's Intel
> > > 64x2
> > > will cost a dime, in quantities, for embedded programmers to use.
> > >
> > > As far as desktops/servers/thinclients, if even one percent of the
> > > population
> > > is using 32 bit computers, OS's or software by 2030, our society has much
> > > bigger problems than the 2038 year problem.
> > >
> > > Here's the approximate CPU bits history as I remember it for commodity
> > > personal computers:
> > >
> > > 1975: 8 bits
> > > 1984: 16 bits
> > > 1995: 32 bits
> > > 2004: 64 bits
> > >
> > > I'm reasonably confident that by 2030 we'll have at least 128 bit CPUs,
> > if
> > > not
> > > 256's. I'm reasonbly confident that 32 bit generic CPUs manufactured for
> > > use
> > > in general purpose computers will have vanished from the planet.
> > >
> > > SteveT
> > >
> > > Steve Litt
> > > Recession Relief Package
> > > http://www.recession-relief.US
> > >
> > >
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