68k Macs & "2038 Bug"
I did a test on my Macintosh IIsi to see how many years the operating system can handle prior to year 2038. To put it in simple terms, the 2038 bug means any non 64 bit CPUs can handle years on or close to year 2038 because of the way the computer processes mathematics like years and days.
The Mac runs OS 7.1, and the d-day is December 31st. 2019! In less than 5 years, this particular Mac will fall back to 1920 and dates forward.
My questions to the old timers are:
What Macs are impacted by this "2020 bug"?
What CPUs (the processor) are impacted?
What operating systems are impacted?
Are all Power PC-based Macs can be workable for date records up to 2038? (my B/W G3 can run up to December 31st, 2037)
If there is a limitation to all, what Macs starting with OS and systems capable of handling dates to that year?
I do know that G5 Macs, Intel Macs, apps written in 64 bit and OS X 10.5 forward are capable of recording dates after 2038 as they are 64 bit based systems.