Subj : Re: conversion between lossless codecs
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Jan 03 2022 11:50 am


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 ** Original area               : "/FIDO/AUDIO"
 ** Original message from       : Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464
 ** Original message to         : August Abolins
 ** Original date/time          : 03 Jan 22, 10:50
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Hi August,

On 2022-01-02 18:59:00, you wrote to me:

 AA>>> ..I have at least 2 other XP pcs, and
 AA>>> two Win7 pcs as alternatives.

 WvV>> They will all break down in X years! ;-)

 AA> You misremember. It's X+6 for 2038. The 2038 issue may indeed
 AA> be a little niggly issue.  :(

X was supposed to be randomish number, not necessarily the roman numeral for 10 
! ;-)

But indeed 2038 is a real problem for fidonet...

Bye, Wilfred.

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Now.. THAT might be an interesting thing to talk about here.   
What systems and processes are likely to fail amidst the 2038  
deadline, and what hope is there for continued FTN operations?   
Is anyone working on converting necessary programs to 64bit?

My understanding is that 2038-matter would affect 32-bit progs  
and pcs.  That means, my XP machines (and possibly my Win7- 
32bit machines) will be non-functional especially for an app  
that requires a proper date?


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