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diabolik posted 08-18-98 04:18 PM ET
Is it seconds or something else?
When will it reach zero?
Yo _Yo_Yo_Hey posted 08-18-98 04:21 PM ET
They figured this out somewhere else, I think it ends Oct.15 '98, Im not sure what the numbers represent, seconds, minutes, I dont know.
diabolik posted 08-18-98 05:50 PM ET
Oct 15. Whee!
I went into Babbage's the other day. They have an ETA of Oct 20.
Domk posted 08-19-98 10:18 AM ET
It is oct 8. the first 3 numbers mean hours if u divide by 24 and estimate it it is 20 and 20 to todays date october 8 add 7 oct 15 i think it is the demo date a week before the game
Domk posted 08-19-98 10:19 AM ET
i meant that and to be add
Apocalypse posted 08-19-98 06:35 PM ET
Domk: a lot of people got Oct15....
Also, the demo is suppose to be out 3 to 6 weeks before the game.
Domk posted 08-19-98 06:55 PM ET
this is how i did it 485 hours divided by 24HR is 20.2083333333333 I rounded it to 20 and added 20 days till todays date it all adds up to sempteber 8 sorry about that last post i need to learn to think while i type
JB posted 08-20-98 03:18 AM ET
Except it's not hours but tenths of a second. It's counting down in 10ths of a second.
Domk posted 08-20-98 09:16 AM ET
480/hours 50 minutes 59 seconds 12 tenths of a second = 480505912
Domk posted 08-20-98 09:18 AM ET
IF you look at it the first three numbers are hours it is all a clock counting down
Domk posted 08-20-98 10:07 AM ET
I finaly got what u ment by that 4805716/60/60/24
CClark posted 08-27-98 03:39 PM ET
There is an answer in General (I think?).
If you change your computer's clock, the number changes. Using this it was determined that it hits 0 on October 15, 12:00 midnight. Looks like the units are 100th's of a second. (Third digit in from the right is seconds.)
If you advance your system time PAST October 15th, the number actually goes negative!
(Guess this means that the SMAC site isn't Yr2K compliant. That's a joke, son.)
diabolik posted 08-27-98 03:48 PM ET
Oh no! I will surely play it past 31 Dec 1999!!!!!
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Author	Topic: Has Anyone Figured out the Counter on the Sstarting Page
diabolik	posted 08-18-98 04:18 PM ET Is it seconds or something else? When will it reach zero?
Yo _Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 08-18-98 04:21 PM ET They figured this out somewhere else, I think it ends Oct.15 '98, Im not sure what the numbers represent, seconds, minutes, I dont know.
diabolik	posted 08-18-98 05:50 PM ET Oct 15. Whee! I went into Babbage's the other day. They have an ETA of Oct 20.
Domk	posted 08-19-98 10:18 AM ET It is oct 8. the first 3 numbers mean hours if u divide by 24 and estimate it it is 20 and 20 to todays date october 8 add 7 oct 15 i think it is the demo date a week before the game
Domk	posted 08-19-98 10:19 AM ET i meant that and to be add
Apocalypse	posted 08-19-98 06:35 PM ET Domk: a lot of people got Oct15.... Also, the demo is suppose to be out 3 to 6 weeks before the game.
Domk	posted 08-19-98 06:55 PM ET this is how i did it 485 hours divided by 24HR is 20.2083333333333 I rounded it to 20 and added 20 days till todays date it all adds up to sempteber 8 sorry about that last post i need to learn to think while i type
JB	posted 08-20-98 03:18 AM ET Except it's not hours but tenths of a second. It's counting down in 10ths of a second.
Domk	posted 08-20-98 09:16 AM ET 480/hours 50 minutes 59 seconds 12 tenths of a second = 480505912
Domk	posted 08-20-98 09:18 AM ET IF you look at it the first three numbers are hours it is all a clock counting down
Domk	posted 08-20-98 10:07 AM ET I finaly got what u ment by that 4805716/60/60/24
CClark	posted 08-27-98 03:39 PM ET There is an answer in General (I think?). If you change your computer's clock, the number changes. Using this it was determined that it hits 0 on October 15, 12:00 midnight. Looks like the units are 100th's of a second. (Third digit in from the right is seconds.) If you advance your system time PAST October 15th, the number actually goes negative! (Guess this means that the SMAC site isn't Yr2K compliant. That's a joke, son.)
diabolik	posted 08-27-98 03:48 PM ET Oh no! I will surely play it past 31 Dec 1999!!!!!