Y2K Bug: Millenium Mayhem?

On January 1, 2000 a new millenium begins and many experts say so do a lot of headaches for computer owners and users around the world. CNN Interactive, IDG.net and CNNfn have been following the story.

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The Problem:

CNN- The year 2000 does not compute - Jan. 7, 1996 - http://cnn.com/TECH/9601/2000/index.html

CNN- Experts bemoan denial of '2000 bug' - Oct. 13, 1996 - http://cnn.com/TECH/9610/13/year.2000.bug/index.html

CNN- Big business, government brace for 'millennium' computer bug - Jan. 4, 1997 - http://cnn.com/TECH/9701/05/computers.2000/index.html

CNNFN- Millennium bug for 1999? - June 17, 1997 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9706/17/timebomb/

CNNFN- FDIC: fix 2000 bug or else - Nov. 19, 1997 - http://cnnfn.com/hotstories/companies/9711/19/banks_pkg/

CNNFN- Microsoft gets set for Y2K - April 16, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9804/16/microsoft/index.htm

LEFEVRE- The year 2000 bug is here and America is cashing in. - Apr. 30, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9804/30/lefevre/index.html

CNN/IDG- CNN IDG.net - Year 2000 whistle-blowers lose a forum - May 18, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9805/20/y2k.idg/index.html

CNNFN- Japan unprepared for Y2K bug - May 20, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9805/20/japan2000/index.htm

CNNFN- FCC Eyes Y2K Impact On Safety Communications - May 28, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/newsbytes/112570.html

CNN/IDG- Testing firm claims Compaq PCs are not Y2K-compliant - June 1, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/02/compaq.idg/index.html

CNN/IDG- Federal agencies fail Year 2000 report card - June 3, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/04/y2k.idg/index.html

CNNFN- Year 2000 Bug? What's That? - June 12, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/newsbytes/113250.html

CNN/IDG- Study finds Americans fear millennium bug - June 25, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/25/bugfear.y2k.idg/index.html

CNN/IDG- Time running out for PCs at big companies - June 30, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/30/y2k.idg/index.html

CNNFN- Small businesses ignore Y2K bug - July 2, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/smbusiness/9807/03/sba/

CNN/IDG- Microsoft not Y2K ready; key apps offer confusing fixes - July 9, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/10/ms.y2k.idg/index.html

CNN/IDG- Microsoft not Y2K ready; key apps offer confusing fixes - July 9, 1998 http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/10/ms.y2k.idg/index.html

CNNFN- Wall Street enters 2000 in Y2K bug tests - July 13, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9807/13/y2k/index.htm

CNNFN- Clinton Proposes Massive Push To Fix Y2K Glitch - July 14, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/newsbytes/114733.html

CNN/IDG- Stock trades pass first Year 2000 tests - July 23, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/24/wallstreet2000.idg/index.html

Solutions:

CNNFN- A fix for the year 2000 - August 22, 1997 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9708/22/year2000_pkg/

CNN- Teen claims he has solved millennium bug - Sept. 14, 1997 - http://cnn.com/TECH/9709/14/nzealand.millenium/index.html

CNN- FAA to speed up replacement of computers - February 3, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TRAVEL/NEWS/9802/03/faa.year2000/

CNN- U.S. government gets 'D-' for progress on 2000 bug - March 4, 1998 - http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9803/04/2000.bug/index.html

CNN- Restaurants dish up solutions for year 2000 bug -April 9, 1998- http://cnn.com/TECH/science/9804/09/t_t/y2k/index.html

CNNFN- FCC Launches Year 2000 Web Site, Outreach Program - April 17, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/newsbytes/110737.html

CNNFN- Year 2000 fix claimed by Data Integrity - July 7, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9807/07/y2k/index.htm

CNN/IDG- Clinton calls for more sharing of Y2K information — July 15, 1998-/cnn/TECH/computing/9807/15/clintony2k.idg/index.html

CNN/IDG- Is your system ready for the year 2000? — July 15, 1998-/cnn/TECH/computing/9807/15/readyfor2000.idg/index.html

CNNFN- US Govt To Swap Y2K Info With Russian Military - July 15, 1998 - http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/newsbytes/114776.html

CNN/IDG- Y2K handholding seen as critical —July 17, 1998-/cnn/TECH/computing/9807/17/y2kreassure.idg/index.html

 

Links:

General

CIO's Year 2000 Research Center - http://www.cio.com/forums/y2k/

ComputerWorld Y2K resource center

- http://www.computerworld.com/news/year_2000/index.html

TaskForce 2000 http://www.taskforce2000.co.uk/

2000 Aware - http://www.2000aware.ie/

2000 Forum - http://www.icon.co.za/~forum/

Year 2000 Computer Crisis Information Center / Millennium Bug - http://www.year2000.com/

2k-Times - http://www.2k-times.com/y2k.htm

Apple and the Year 2000 http://www.apple.com/macos/info/2000.html

BBC Education - Millennium Bug Information - http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/cdb/bug/index.shtml

Everything 2000 Y2K Resources - http://www.everything2000.com/

Y2K Fun Page - http://www.leonardsloan.com/about/y2k/index.htm

Y2K Humor - http://www.doit.state.ct.us/y2k/humor.htm

Y2K News Magazine - http://www.y2knews.com/

Year 2000 Compliance Register - http://www.y2kregister.com.au/

The Y2K Law Site - http://www.y2k.com/

Government

United Nations Year 2000 - http://www.un.org/members/yr2000/

Worldbank Year 2000 - http://www.worldbank.org/y2k/

UK Government Millennium Bomb Page - http://www.ccta.gov.uk/mill/mbhome.htm

Federal Reserve Board Y2K - http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/y2k/

General Accounting Office - http://www.gao.gov/y2kr.htm

IRS Year 2000 Project - http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/news/y2k/index.html

President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion - http://www.y2k.gov/

Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem - http://www.senate.gov/committee/y2k.html

White House Millennium Council - http://www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/main.shtml

FAA Year 2000 Program Office - http://www.faay2k.com/