Not that it matters, but I understand all of those things (and more)
just fine.
What the computer does to represent time has absolutely no bearing on
any of those external processes in any way shape or form.
For all it matters, the computer could use a huge number of locations in
memory, and simply switch the next one in sequence on each second, it
wouldn't matter one single bit to anything happening outside the computer.
I think you're mixing up real time clocks, and simulated operating
systems. I.E. neither one has anything to do with the other one, except
for the fact that one uses the other one to perform arbitrary
calculations. It doesn't matter how those numbers are stored, just as
long as it's returned in a format the calculator understands.
That's truly all there is to it.
Computers are really good with numbers. I mean, really really really
good with numbers. In fact, looking under the hood, a computer does
nothing but manipulate numbers. What those numbers represent have zero
bearing on what the computer does with them, since it only does what
it's told to do. Therefore, the format behind the numbers doesn't
matter one little bit. Are some methods of storage more efficient than
others? Absolutely, but as long as the computer gives you the right
answer when you ask it a question, the whole storage question is
completely moot, especially if it returns that answer in an acceptable
amount of time.
Therefore, the way it stores the time of day/year/century/millennium has
absolutely no bearing on anything related to what answer comes back when
it's asked for the current time (or any other time for that matter. You
as a computer person already know this, so I don't understand the
hostility here.
On 11/15/2024 11:39 AM, tom ehlert via Freedos-user wrote:
Hallo Herr tsiegel--- via Freedos-user,
am Dienstag, 12. November 2024 um 16:39 schrieben Sie:
To solve the whole time/date problem, I never understood why they don't
separate the two. Time could then be a regular integer, since there's only
86,400 seconds in a day. Then simply make the date the number of days (instead
of number of seconds) from some arbitrary start date.
because you don't understand timezones, day light saving time, and probbly more
problems.
Tom
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