Question

What will happen to computers clock at 03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January 2038 ?

Answer 1

systems will interpret as a date in 1901 rather than 2038, only applies to 32-bit systems though

Answer 2

are you realy sure, we will still use 32 bit architecture ?

Answer 3

This bug will only appear on 32-bit Unix systems because of a stack overflow.
Under Unix the date is stored in an unsigned single double word:
2038-01-19 03:14:07(UTC): 01111111_11111111_11111111_11111111
Then, if you add +1 it will set the Carry and Overflow flag because a 32-bit processor can only handle numbers up to 2^(32)-1. This will set the date to 1901-12-13.

Answer 4

not going to be a problem tho even if we still use alot of 32bit arc that will all be updated with a different calender. unless you plan on operating that laptop you bought in 27 years!