[TriLUG] 1234567890

Robert Dale robdale at gmail.com
Tue Feb 10 10:15:24 EST 2009


Hopefully we'll be using qutrits.

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Ed Alexander <esalexa at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> I've always hoped that by 2038 we've evolved beyond binary computing
> with all it's inherent limitations.
>
> Steve Litt wrote:
> > On Monday 09 February 2009 04:11:22 pm Ivan Panarusky wrote:
> >
> >> Don't forget the year 2038 problem.
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_Problem
> >>
> >
> > I'd imagine that by 2030, let alone 2038, the equivalent of today's Intel
> 64x2
> > will cost a dime, in quantities, for embedded programmers to use.
> >
> > As far as desktops/servers/thinclients, if even one percent of the
> population
> > is using 32 bit computers, OS's or software by 2030, our society has much
> > bigger problems than the 2038 year problem.
> >
> > Here's the approximate CPU bits history as I remember it for commodity
> > personal computers:
> >
> > 1975: 8 bits
> > 1984: 16 bits
> > 1995: 32 bits
> > 2004: 64 bits
> >
> > I'm reasonably confident that by 2030 we'll have at least 128 bit CPUs,
> if not
> > 256's. I'm reasonbly confident that 32 bit generic CPUs manufactured for
> use
> > in general purpose computers will have vanished from the planet.
> >
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
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> >
> >
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Robert Dale



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