What will happen after 2036?
 

I was flashing my N900 today, while setting up the time & date at the first boot, i noticed the last year in the scrollable select box is 2036. It made me think about the future, what if my N900 survives up to the december 2035? Then how will i continue using it? Like mayan calendar's 2012, will there be any consequences?

:p :D :)

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

This is definately Coundown material. Dave999. Are you within earshot?

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

I'd imagine it will work just fine like so many other examples... setting the time back and carrying on.

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

set it at max and wait a day? (hopefully this will not accelerate the apocalypse, fingers crossed)

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

Haha great idea. Lemme try setting it up to the max tonight. If world doesn't end, i'll post tomorrow. ;)

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

So many examples? Do you have any devices which have maximum year already passed to set? Maybe old cellphones of motorola have crossed the max possible limit. Just curious.

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

on a more serious note, they could've upped it to 2037 without risking someone going over unix y2k problem accidentally (or y38 is the preffered name?), might need to wait a year and 19 days to see any averse effects

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

Please do not do this! You are meddling with the forces of Nature!

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

Yess, Y38 is more appropriate even stated by wikipedia. I was unaware of this problem. But found this article. Our N900 Is 32 bit, right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

Re: What will happen after 2036?
 

unix timeout and goes backward....