Compare that with the Y21K bug every Intel compatible has to face due to the design of the clockchip.
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Even the oldest Macintosh from 1984 won't have a problem with it due to the fact that it uses a 64 bits clock.
First, I didn't kow that Intel chipset clocks could count up to the year 21000.
Second, having programmed for many older macs back in the day, I know for certain that the hardware clock on m68k-based macs, including the original Macintosh, was only 32-bit. Later improvements to the OS (either v7 or v8), along with the coming of PPC architecture, made the 64-bit clocks you're talking about a reality.
Plus, it has nothing to do with the hardware 90% of the time... it's the OS' fault.
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First, I didn't kow that Intel chipset clocks could count up to the year 21000.
Second, having programmed for many older macs back in the day, I know for certain that the hardware clock on m68k-based macs, including the original Macintosh, was only 32-bit. Later improvements to the OS (either v7 or v8), along with the coming of PPC architecture, made the 64-bit clocks you're talking about a reality.
Plus, it has nothing to do with the hardware 90% of the time... it's the OS' fault.