LGR Tech Tales - Y2K: The Year 2000 Problem
28,000Was Y2K real? Was it a hoax? On January 1st, 2000, a computer glitch dubbed The Millennium Bug was supposed to occur at midnight on New Year's and affect our technology in a major way. 20 years later we know nothing much happened, but why? Join me and find out on LGR Tech Tales!
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● Information sources and credits:
https://www.newspapers.com/
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/y2k/a2.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/582007.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/586938.stm
http://news.mit.edu/2002/terror-1120
http://www.computersincrisis.com/
http://www.informationweek.com/desktop/25-years-from-today-a-time-for-bugs/d/d-id/1108280
https://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/dec-30-1999-y2k-safety-precautions-9334597
https://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/jan-2000-y2k-problems-9345324
https://bmet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Millennium_Bug
https://books.google.com/books?id=_zsEAAAAMBAJ
https://books.google.com/books?id=97W638tj_NsC
https://books.google.com/books?id=gNGR151Ti8UC
https://books.google.com/books?id=h1IEAAAAMBAJ
https://books.google.com/books?id=iXSGUpazQKIC
https://books.google.com/books?id=wx0XAAAAIAAJ
https://lowendmac.com/1999/112k-just-another-day-for-macs-but-not-for-all-apps/
https://slate.com/technology/2009/11/was-y2k-a-waste.html
https://timeline.com/lessons-y2k-panic-digital-db815487e374
https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/years-911-wtc-security-experts-prepared-y2k
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-02-17-9902170152-story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-12-22-9912220295-story.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30576670
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flashback-americans-go-amish-amid-y2k-fear/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-12-28-9912280188-story.html
https://www.c-span.org/video/?154289-1/year-2000-world-atomic-safety
https://www.c-span.org/video/?154408-1/international-year-2000-preparations
https://www.deseret.com/1999/12/30/19483066/fears-over-y2k-are-cited-for-increase-in-gun-sales
https://www.hpcwire.com/1999/03/19/common-y2k-quick-fix-last-decades/
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/y2k-crisis-averted-or-con-1.1240907
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/01/opinion/01dutton.html?_r=0
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a30338692/y2k-panic/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Y2K-bug-now-it-s-humbug-3196733.php
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/y2k/stories/privindu_092299.htm
https://www.wired.com/2000/05/y2k-worrywarts-look-back/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB946859361336019593
• 2000 NYRE Ball Drop
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• Y2K: The Movie (NBC TV Spot)
• Video
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• USA: Y2K NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONCERN
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• Y2K: Bug or Bust? - January 3, 2000 -...
• IBM System 390 Computer room circa 1990
https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1999/06-29/0039_y2k__nightmare_or_inconvenience__.html
https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/01-02/0064_the_new_dawn__world_s_computers_r.html
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-y2k-bug-is-back-causing-headaches-for-developers-again/
https://bit.ly/38guCEX
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https://bit.ly/3aiCmYO
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