News Stories That Would Break The Internet If True
Saturday, Aug 15, 2020, 3:12 pm
By:
Tony Williams
#9 It Y2K Really Happened
In 1999, the media made a huge deal out of Y2K - a bug that was supposed to result in records being wiped out due to computer programs storing years with only two decimal digits. For months leading up to the year 2000, people were frantic about the possibility of losing their information. As the clock struck 12:00 on January 1, 2000 and everything remained as it should, people went back to leading their normal lives. But what if there's an unexpected glitch in the system and a concept close to Y2K takes place sporadically? People have become so reliant on technology that all of their information would not be accessible if a form of Y2K really took
place.
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