IIRC 64-bit Linux does this. As 64-bit becomes more prevalent, this may become a non-issue (Windows 7 was supposedly going to be 64-bit only, and one of the nex

IIRC 64-bit Linux does this. As 64-bit becomes more prevalent, this may become a non-issue (Windows 7 was supposedly going to be 64-bit only, and one of the next releases may make this true). 16-bit Windows only lasted 10 years. There is 30 years until the problem. The biggest issue will be embedded code, but much of that may have failed/been replaced when 2038 rolls around.