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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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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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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After a quarter-century in power, Putin faces a new test: The return of Trump
This New Year’s Eve, Vladimir Putin is marking a quarter-century as Russia’s first man. While his grip on power appears more ...
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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 ...