In 1999, the world feared a technological disaster due to the millennium bug (Y2K), where systems that stored years with two digits (for example, “99” for 1999) could interpret the year 2000 as 1900, causing failures in financial systems, banks, and other sectors. Millions were spent on upgrades, and although the effects were mitigated, the effort around it was a milestone.
isnt this gonna happen in 2070ish again? edit: 2038
In 1999, the world feared a technological disaster due to the millennium bug (Y2K), where systems that stored years with two digits (for example, “99” for 1999) could interpret the year 2000 as 1900, causing failures in financial systems, banks, and other sectors. Millions were spent on upgrades, and although the effects were mitigated, the effort around it was a milestone.