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Isn't this image incorrect? Why would it reset if the value wasn't completely full? (As in, the first digit from the left is a 0 during 2038, but becomes a 1 and changes the date to 1901? That's not right, is it?)

That's because 1 at the beginning in binary code means - (minus)

--86.40.204.102 (talk) 17:51, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When storing signed integers, one bit tells if the number is negative or not. --Potatis invalido (talk) 20:36, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]


This image is reproduced at http://www.codeproject.com/KB/bugs/The-Year-2038-Bug.aspx?fid=1290452&df=90&mpp=25&noise=3&sort=Position&view=Quick&select=2540266 claiming to be under the CPOL(http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx). Gyro Copter (talk) 10:04, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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