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Re: [PLUG] History is 1/2 over on Saturday
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> Think about it... The original Unix clock implementation was in 16 bits.
> ... and this weekend it dies! '
The time that can be measured by a 16 bit counter is not the same as
half the time that is measured by a 32-bit counter. It is the square
root, not half. For a counter to die at the same time that a 32-bit
counter reaches the halfway mark, the counter must have 31 bits, not 16.
It should be manifestly clear that the original Unix clock
implementation was *not* only 16 bits, since if it were, it would have
run out at 6:12 PM on January 1, 1970. (65,536 sec < 19 hr)
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