Change to time() fn?

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From: Matt Reedy
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:48

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In looking at the Microsoft C 7.0 reference manual, we noticed the
time() function has changed its base value from 1/1/1970 to 12/31/1899.
Is this a Posix, ANSI, or other standards body change or is it Microsoft?
Will all the C vendors begin changing to this?

matt
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Subject: Change to time() fn?
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