Re: [MLUG] Unix Epoch Time

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Michael wrote:

> >Ok,  the owner of the channel ran the command on my
> >written PHP IRC bot and it shows the following.
> >
> ><LilLulu> SYNTAX: -time #
> ><LilLulu>   1) 00:29:24    : 24 hrs Clock
> ><LilLulu>   2) 12:29:25 am : 12 hrs clock
> ><LilLulu>   3) 1073543366 seconds since the Unix Epoch (1/1/1970 00:00:00)
> >
> >She wants to know what is so important about that big.. number.
> >well, I personally don't really know.
> >
> >So can anyone help me out?
> >
> >
> Why do you think there is anything important about it? It just happens
> to be the real time as a computer knows it.


One additional thing worth mentioning about it:  That time is stored using
a certain number of bits, at least in C programs, so that it will overflow
at some time in 2038.  It's just like the old y2k problem.  I'll be 80
years old in that year, so I'll just kick back and let you young guys (60
year olds?) deal with that one!

Here's something:  http://pw1.netcom.com/~rogermw/Y2038.html

Mike
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