Evaluation:
Published: 01.01.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 1.
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 2.
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 3.
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 4.
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 5.
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 6.
  • Essays '2000 Problem', 7.
Extract

Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact:
'The Mad Scramble for the Elusive Silver Bullet . . . and the Clock Ticks Away.'
The year 2000 is practically around the corner, promising a new era of greatness and
wonder . . . as long as you don't own a computer or work with one. The year 2000 is bringing a
Pandora's Box of gifts to the computer world, and the latch is slowly coming undone.
The year 2000 bug is not really a 'bug' or 'virus,' but is more a computer industry
mistake. Many of the PC's, mainframes, and software out there are not designed or
programmed to compute a future year ending in d…

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