Worries that Y2K, shorthand for the year 2000, would lead to widespread computer havoc proved manageable, but not without some challenges. The start of the millennium was a simpler question.

But his own pager stays silent. At the center of Y2K computer glitch concern was that some older computer systems listed years by the last two digits, such as 99 for 1999, rather than four digits.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The year 2000 (Y2K) problem, also known as the millennium bug, was a major source of computer concerns 25 years ago. It was expected to cause computers to fail and lead ...

when most were programmed to read the last two numbers only. We’re taking a look back at Y2K, or 2000, and the computer disasters that didn’t happen.

On New Year's 25 years ago, there was concern over a potential computer problem labeled "Y2K." The potential problem: Computers didn't use four numbers for the year. Instead, they used two numbers.

25 years ago on this New Year's Eve, FOX 2 was covering the biggest story of the year: a new millennium and a fear that massive computer malfunctions would disrupt life as we knew it. Released ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s computer dispatch system is still ... “It’s our own little Y2K,” a sheriff’s deputy told the LA Times. The crash occurred just a few ...

But the symbolic event also prompted warnings of the potential fallout from the Y2K computer bug, causing businesses and government agencies, including those in Richmond and the state of Virginia ...

A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch system for ... “It’s our own little Y2K,” a deputy who was working Wednesday morning told The Times.

People who stocked up on supplies of canned goods and other foods for the Y2K computer crisis are being urged to donate them to Channel One instead of letting them collect dust on pantry shelves.