Well, I shall be dead before it happens

I would imagine that the solution will be similar to Y2K? you just create a rolling 99 year window? effectively moving the "birthday" forwards in time.

Mind you, I can't say that I entirely agree with the quoted sentiments. I would have thought it was the CMOS real time clock that kept the time, rather than the operating system?.............after all what happens when you switch the computer off?????????????

Also, Apple computers were born in 1900 and use a 3 digit year.

Just a thought