[DOC] [TLE] Year 2000 problem - Wikipedia [PAR] The Year 2000 problem is also known as the Y2K problem, the Millennium bug, 
the Y2K bug, or Y2K. Problems arose because programmers represented the 
four-digit year with only the final two digits. This made the year 2000 
indistinguishable from 1900. The assumption that a twentieth-century date was 
always understood ... The Year 2000 problem was the subject of the early book, 
Computers in... [DOC] [TLE] Y2K bug | computer science | Britannica.com [PAR] Nov 19, 2014 ... Y2K bug, also called Year 2000 bug or Millennium Bug, a problem in the ... 98 
as 1998 but would be unable to recognize 00 as 2000, perhaps ... 2000, 
many affected computers would be using an incorrect date and thus .... cup of 
coffeewe lament the fact that we don't have futuristic technology now. [DOC] [TLE] How the Year 2000 Problem Worked | HowStuffWorks - Computer [PAR] You will be hearing about the "Year 2000" problem constantly in the news this 
year. ... Until recently, computer programmers have been in the habit of using two 
digit ... For example, if the program thinks that today's date is 1/1/00 and your 
birthday is ... The solution, obviously, is to fix the programs so that they work 
properly. [DOC] [TLE] FCC Announces Initiatives on Year 2000 Computer Date Issue [PAR] Apr 16, 1998 ... FCC ANNOUNCES INITIATIVES ON YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE ... to 2000, 
there are concerns that these systems will fail to recognize the millennial change, 
thereby erroneously assuming "00" to be "1900," not "2000," causing many ... If 
not properly fixed, the Year 2000 problem could have serious... [DOC] [TLE] Year 2000 (Y2K) Problem - Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math [PAR] Can you explain the Year 2000 problem in layman's terms? ... For the last 40 
years all the dates stored in computers have been missing those two digits. ... 
Once all the data are fixed we can't continue to pretend dates have two-digit 
years. ... Now, when the date changes to 01/01/00 the computers will think... [DOC] [TLE] Portents of the Year 2000 Computer Problem [PAR] "When the year 2000 comes, your computers will think it's the year '00' ... to 
achieve "Year 2000 compliance," defined as the ability to recognize ac-. 2. ... 
ment of embedded chips will account for about 30% of total repair costs. ..... 
problems inherent in using common applications that use dates or have calendar 
routines as... [DOC] [TLE] The Y2K Problem, UIC, and You - University of Illinois at Chicago [PAR] The year 2000 -- Y2K -- problem is easy to describe and often simple to fix. ... 
Sorting on dates with two-digit years also fails -- 98 is clearly after 00, isn't it? ... 
2000, software that doesn't know that 2000 is a leap year will get the Julian date 
... With the Year 2000 Come Several "Special" Computer Dates: There are other 
dates... [DOC] [TLE] Washingtonpost.com: Business Y2K Computer Bug [PAR] Future Tense: The Year 2000 Problem on Your PC ... to scramble to fix systems 
whose use of two-digit year shortcuts could make them ... 1, 2000 -- 01/01/00 -- 
with Jan. ... get cranky at seeing their virus-profile data appear 100 years out of 
date ... that won't work; a few BIOSes simply won't recognize any century but the 
20th. [DOC] [TLE] For Computers, the Year 2000 May Prove a Bit Traumatic [PAR] May 7, 1988 ... For Computers, the Year 2000 May Prove a Bit Traumatic ... that fail to recognize 
that the day after Dec. 31, 1999, is Jan. 1, 2000. ... When the 1900's are over, 
many of today's programs will figure that the 00 or 01 in a date refers ... Over the 
years programmers have used countless methods of coding dates,... [DOC] [TLE] What would have happened if we would not have fixed the Y2K bug ... [PAR] Thank you for asking

Question: Computers that recognize 00 as this date have to be fixed by the year 2000
Answer: 1900