EPISODE · Aug 3, 2023 · 11 MIN
Y2K Bug
from Cyber Minds · host Narrative.fm
If you are a Millennial, Gen X’er, Baby Boomer, or from any generations prior, you most certainly remember the Y2K fears that dominated the culture. With computers having only operated within the span of the 1900s, we were told that the change in date when January 1st of 2000 would hit, would wreak havoc on computing systems worldwide. This was a result of how dates were stored in computing systems, which we will tackle more in-depth on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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If you are a Millennial, Gen X’er, Baby Boomer, or from any generations prior, you most certainly remember the Y2K fears that dominated the culture. With computers having only operated within the span of the 1900s, we were told that the change in date when January 1st of 2000 would hit, would wreak havoc on computing systems worldwide. This was a result of how dates were stored in computing systems, which we will tackle more in-depth on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Y2K Bug
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