UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Call now and get the ultimate Y2K survival kit from becalm.com. SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, ...

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Widespread fears about Y2K led to significant preparations by governments and corporations. Concerns included potential power outages, financial disruptions and even catastrophic failures in air ...

In December 1999, the world prepared for the impending global meltdown known as Y2K. It all stemmed from a seemingly small software glitch: Many older computer programs had coded dates using only two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Jan. 1, 2000, as a new century dawned, and Y2K glitches seemed minimal. Editor’s note: This ...

Zachary Loeb, Purdue University assistant professor, tells NPR's Juana Summers that the real story of Y2k wasn't about computers run amok. It was about experts sounding an alarm, and fixing problems.

Mike Cupo, a systems operator for Public Service Electric and Gas Company, uses a special red phone to talk via radio to PSE&G staffers in the field, during a simulated Y2K drill at company ...