UM-Bot Posted December 17, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2014 An issue with 32-bit computer systems could result in widespread problems on Tuesday 19 January 2038. Back at the end of the 20th century, panic about the Year 2000 bug saw thousands of businesses scrambling to upgrade their computers in fear that the allegedly crippling flaw would cause widespread problems at the beginning of the new millennium. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/275891/new-millennium-bug-to-hit-computers-in-2038 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted December 17, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Year 2000 was fantastic to many people but those who managed to sold their softwares related to 'millennium bug' , for them it was very special year. Time to make money again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 17, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Oh great, are we going to have another "end of the world" episode agaiiiiin? Poor your money into a new computer system (which is infact the same as your old one) or give away everything you own to the next man you meet at your local supermarket. Get those sandals out, looks like we have started early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim36 Posted December 17, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2014 What a complete non-story. 24 years in the future a bug may or may not stop some computers working properly. Like those computers won't be long gone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz_Light_Year Posted December 17, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yeah 32bit architecture should be long gone by then, but then there are people still using DOS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusnow Posted December 17, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) FORMAT c:[/1][/4][/8][/F:(size)] [/N:(sectors)] [/T:(tracks)] [/b|/S][/C] [/V:(label)] [/Q][/u][/V] Edited December 17, 2014 by maximusnow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim36 Posted December 17, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Doesn't matter anyway, the apes'll have took over by then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GollyBuster Posted December 17, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2014 "In all likelihood the bug will have even less of an impact than the original Millennium bug did." Killer story. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted December 17, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2014 What a complete non-story. 24 years in the future a bug may or may not stop some computers working properly. Like those computers won't be long gone! Most likely, but when we were writing code in the 80's we never dreamed our code would still be running in the year 2000. We figured back then that it would all be replaced within 10 years or less. During Y2K I fixed code that had been running since the mid-70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobolds Posted December 17, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2014 not my problem anymore . I long turn to dust by the time it come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XClashGames Posted December 17, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 17, 2014 All the more reason for a mass update of hardware in Air Traffic Control towers and in other such important places where 'ancient' hardware is used. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 17, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 17, 2014 All the more reason for a mass update of hardware in Air Traffic Control towers and in other such important places where 'ancient' hardware is used. I though about them, lets hope they sort their hardwares out well before then. Guess they are working on it right now and we should soon see the results within a few months when the fares double. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted December 17, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Here we go again. Let's call this one Y2WTF. Edited December 17, 2014 by ancient astronaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted December 18, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 18, 2014 On a side note, the UNIVAC, TRS-80, and Apple II computers have ALL been having problems lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atuke Posted December 18, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 18, 2014 This is why I still use my trusty commodore 64 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted December 18, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 18, 2014 How can they predict what might happen in 13 years time ,its ludicrous. I predict that in 13 years time we shall be using holographic computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted December 18, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 18, 2014 People have 13 years to replace their already 10 year old computer. Come on people! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted December 18, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 18, 2014 As long as my wife's Candy Crush is still working everything will be just fine. :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo1 Posted December 18, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Human civilisation will have destroyed itself by 2038, if there are any survivors left they wont be using computers for sure, it will be a fight for survival instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted December 23, 2014 #20 Share Posted December 23, 2014 well , i though John Titor already solved this problem in the future!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomar Posted December 24, 2014 #21 Share Posted December 24, 2014 On a side note, the UNIVAC, TRS-80, and Apple II computers have ALL been having problems lately. Nah. My Commodore64 is still running just fine. I bet by 2038 I'll beat the bug with it. But, I still do have my cave stocked with canned foods back in 1999. All I need is a woman to repopulate the planet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted December 24, 2014 #22 Share Posted December 24, 2014 How can they predict what might happen in 13 years time ,its ludicrous. 2038 is a bit farther into the future than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnjones Posted December 29, 2014 #23 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I think this is more a problem with the back end machines we connect to. Apache servers and what not, Running on UNIX. I think its called the end of Time T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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