From the Statesman archives: Y2K Bug threatened Austin's biggest New Year's Eve ever in 1999
Surely the most astonishing New Year's Eve in Austin history arrived on Dec. 31, 1999.
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Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
In December 1999, the world prepared for the impending global meltdown known as Y2K. It all stemmed from a seemingly small ...
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It is 25 years since the Y2K panic: Do you remember it?
For people over the age of 30, the Y2K panic of 1999 was a real concern. It seems silly now, but for many people a quarter ...
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Playing it safe as Y2K approaches: This week in Central Jersey history, Dec. 30-Jan. 5
With the Y2K computer bug pending, Central Jersey shoppers played it safe as New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1999, approached, adding generators and bottled water to their party lists. At Efinger ...
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It is 25 years since the Y2K panic: Do you remember it?
The tension that built to a crescendo as Dec. 31, 1999, approached stemmed from what appeared to be a small software glitch, NPR reported. Many older computers had coded dates using only two ...