Subj : 2038: still be running a BBS?
To   : Arelor
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Mar 23 2021 23:11:00

Hello Arelor!

** On Tuesday 23.03.21 - 04:32, you wrote:

 >> ..it appears that legacy 16/32bit programs that
 >> are nolonger supported, will have a DOA in 2038, no?
 >>
 >> That means that all the programs that people have so feverishly
 >> archived and play with using retro computers or using modern
 >> computers with 16/32bit VMs/OSes, will be rendered useless?

 A> I suspect that by 2038, any 16/32 bit system will have to
 A> resort to setting a fake date. And interoperatibility will
 A> be toast (no more connections using time-critical protocols
 A> between old and new systems).

I imagined that there might be a whole demographic of retro  
computers operating with retro dates, not unlike what Tim Pozar  
is doing in comp.org.fidonet already.  For instance, the most  
recent fido newsletter is Mar 11 1991, and that date is even  
used in the headers:

From: pozar@kumr.lns.com (Tim Pozar)
Newsgroups: comp.org.fidonet
Subject: FidoNET Newsletter, Volume 8, # 10
Message-ID: <1991Mar16.192611.3800@kumr.lns.com>
Date: 16 Mar 91 19:26:11 GMT
Organization: Late Night Software (San Francisco)


 Volume 8, Number 10                                 11 March 1991
 +---------------------------------------------------------------+
 |                                                  _            |
 |                                                 /  \          |
 |                                                /|oo \         |
 |        - FidoNews -                           (_|  /_)        |
 |                                                _`@/_ \    _   |
 |         FidoNet (r)                           |     | \   \\  |
 |  International BBS Network                    | (*) |  \   )) |
 |         Newsletter               ______       |__U__| /  \//  |
 |                                 / FIDO \       _//|| _\   /   |
 |                                (________)     (_/(_|(____/    |
 |                                                     (jm)      |
 +---------------------------------------------------------------+



 A> I am sure Shatner is lasting that long because he has plenty
 A> of horses to love :-)

He was on the news regarding his birthday and mentioned his  
horse pets.

 A> Have you watched Star Trek: The Next Generation? Kirk's
 A> ranch in the film is actually William's ranch, and the
 A> horses are actually his too...

I did not not know that.

 A> You can tell he is showing her mare (I think  she was Eva)
 A> off very explicitly for the horse scenes. When you have that
 A> sort of thing to live for, Death has to work extra hours to
 A> catch you :-D

Well.. he's comfy cozy as far as finances go.  Horses are not  
cheap to board and own.  And.. with this covid shit still going  
on, local governments are poised to reintroduce restrictions for  
the upcoming Easter holidays and into the summer - thus there is  
not much desire to live through the darkness when income is not  
incoming.  :/





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