Ghost in the machine: Year 2000 spooks nation's computers.
According to experts, a programming oversight in many of the nation's computers could result in widespread computer malfunction at midnight on December 31, 1999. The Millennium Bug, which is also known as Y2K, is caused by computer designs and applications that use just 2 digits to record calendar...
| Publicado en: | American City & County Vol. 112; pp. 53 - 57 |
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Penton Media, Inc.
May 1997
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