| Abbreviated as Y2k,
the Year 2000 was a reported issue for
IBM
compatible
computers
using the 2-digit
date
stamp. This was originally done to save code space,
programmers created the dates to be represented by two digits
such as 79 for 1979. When these computers roll over to 2000, the
computer would interpret 2000 as 00, causing the computer to think it
was 1900. Several million dollars were spent on government and
business computers upgrading the code and the
hardware
to accept the year 2000. On January 1, 2000, no significant issues
occurred being a success for some people and thought of as a
hoax by
others. Also see: Bug |
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