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Year 2000: The Inside Story of Y2K Panic and the Greatest Cooperative Effort Ever

Year 2000: The Inside Story of Y2K Panic and the Greatest Cooperative Effort Ever

James, Nancy P.

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringGeneral ComputersGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1493085611
ISBN13: 9781493085613
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: Oct 15 2024
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.60
Language: English

Can you imagine Congress compromising, or a president signing a bill against their donors' interests? Year 2000: The Inside Story of Y2K Panic and the Greatest Cooperative Effort Ever tells how the Y2K crisis--when date-sensitive software risked crashing vital systems--was averted through unprecedented cooperation. Author Nancy James describes how the crisis was exposed, analyzed, and resolved, offering a fascinating look at teamwork on every level, along with surprising blunders and near disasters. This compelling history shows a nation united to solve a universal challenge--a timely lesson for today.

The new millennium. The Year 2000. Beyond Mayan prophecies, a more immediate danger loomed: Two-digit year date fields had been used by software programmers for decades to conserve expensive computer storage space. As a consequence, legacy systems reading 00 on January 1, 2000 would most probably interpret the date as 1900. Infrastructures critical to civilization--including heat, electricity, water and sanitation--were at risk, all complete unknowns. There was fear of an accidental nuclear arms deployment. There was fear of monetary systems being jeopardized, infrastructure collapse, internet security failures, and interruption of government-provided social programs. Banks experienced massive cash withdrawals while law firms worked overtime to develop novel litigation plans. Insurance enterprises worried.

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