Why does the year 2038 problem happen by bit integers in Unix time?
Find . (x is a natural number.)
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The year 2038 problem happens by using 3 2 bit integers in Unix.
Next is the year 292277026596 problem by using 6 4 bit integers in Unix.
Next, almost 5 . 4 × 1 0 3 0 years later, the problem happens. It happens by using 1 2 8 bit integers in unix.
Next, almost 1 . 2 × 1 0 7 4 years later, by using 2 5 6 bit integers in unix, the problem happens.