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Y2K Explained: The Real Impact and Myths of the Year 2000 Computer Bug

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Discover the true story of Y2K, the millennium bug. Learn what happened, the preparations taken, and why the feared global computer breakdown never occurred.

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Y2K Explained: The Real Impact and Myths of the Year 2000 Computer Bug

Discover the true story of Y2K, the millennium bug. Learn what happened, the preparations taken, and why the feared global computer breakdown never occurred.

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December 30, 1999 - Looking For A Terrorist, Looking For A Shooter, Looking For The Y2K Bug

The Y2K bug – ramping up paranoia to staggering heights. https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/30110223/News-December-30-1999.mp3 December 30, 1999 – CBS World News Roundup; Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 30, 1999 – lots going on, the day before the last day of 1999. Terrorists on the loose were generating a goodly amount of panic among law enforcement and causing many to consider curtailing New Yea…

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