On Thu, 6 Dec 2007, Chad Walstrom wrote: > The problem isn't whether or not you're using the same computer hardware > or software thirty years from now. The problem with the 2038 bug is > with financial forcasting and banking software. Let's say that in 2009, > you decide to buy a house on a 30 year mortgage. Wouldn't you like to > know that the computer that is used to compute your interest and payment > schedule would understand how to do so correctly? And, as a side note, the attitude of "this software won't be in use 30 years from now" is how we got into the Y2K problem. Brian