The Y2K Bug

The year 2000 problem could have been completely prevented had some early people envisioned the degree to which the microprocessor would change our lives. Surely, no one would have thought that in the early days of ENIAC that everything from your alarm clock to your car would be computerized. Even the IT managers of the 80's could not be blamed: The disk space savings from dropping the two digits of the date over 100 Million Records would …

…data formats for conversion and implementing a system which repairs the date problem and adds functionality or speed in the process. The sheer magnitude of the effects will make the upcoming years very interesting in the information technology field. One thing that everyone can be sure of - there will be a swift judgment of your preparedness on December 31, 1999, 23:59:59.99. Bibliography Web Pages and Web References "Legal Issues Surrounding the Year 2000" http://www.year2000.com/archive/