Did we experience a rash of computer glitches, errors, and outages when the year 2000 arrived? The "year 2000 problem," sometimes called the "year 2000 time bomb" or "Y2K bug," was real. Programmers feverishly worked to correct hardware and software before the stroke of midnight, January 1, 2000. To find out more about Y2K--before and after--visit sites with links to articles, press releases, user groups, vendors, and FAQs, such as www.year2000.com. You can enter "Y2K" in any Web search engine to find loads of articles, such as Peter de Jager's "You've Got to Be Kidding!" (www.year2000.com/y2kkidding.html). A number of computer industry analysts made predictions about the extent of the Y2K problem. It is interesting to read their predictions in light of what actually happened. You might, for example, check out Gary North's Y2K Links and Forums at www.garynorth.com or Ed Yourdon's Web site at www.yourdon.com/index.htm.
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