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Y2K bug clock

2000

Y2K bug clock

2000

  • NFSA ID5YS2K76C
  • TypeObjects
  • MediumArtefact
  • FormMemorabilia
  • Year2000

The Y2K bug was the first big anti-climax of the 21st century. The theory was that computers, which only recorded the last two digits of the year, would confuse ‘00’ for 1900, causing chaos in banking, air travel and traffic control. This Y2K bug clock humorously reflects the anxiety leading up to the new millennium. Mercifully, computer programmers fixed the issue in time, and the predicted apocalypse never came. Phew!

The Y2K bug was the first big anti-climax of the 21st century. The theory was that computers, which only recorded the last two digits of the year, would confuse ‘00’ for 1900, causing chaos in banking, air travel and traffic control. This Y2K bug clock humorously reflects the anxiety leading up to the new millennium. Mercifully, computer programmers fixed the issue in time, and the predicted apocalypse never came. Phew!

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