Messages in this thread | | | From | "David Schwartz" <> | Subject | RE: time_t size: The year 2038 bug? | Date | Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:43:17 -0800 |
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> But your are completely missing the point! What chip is in your > cell phone? > Most likely an ARM or Mips. 32bits. What chip is used in Fords electronic > motor control? PPC4xx. 32bits. What chip is used in the german d-box (DVB > settop box)? M68323 with the next generation going for PPC4xx. > Still 32bits.
You are making his point, not refuting it. All these things have moved to 32-bits where they would previously have been done with 8-bit or 16-bit processors. They will likewise move to 64-bits.
DS
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