We've heard many people on TV, in the papers, on the radio, at the 'water cooler' talking about Y2K and wondered what it means. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service has put together a complete publication from research-based information on Y2K, from the most frequently asked questions to getting your family, pets, and food supply ready. Here is some of the information that you will find in the Y2K publication. Y2K stands for the Year 2000 and is most often used when talking about the Year 2000 computer bug. When computers were first being programmed, in order to save computing space, year dates were written with 2 digits instead of 4.
Computers affect nearly everyone's life on a daily basis.
Many people are working on solving the Y2K issues is government, in business, and in utility company systems. Despite intensive efforts to make systems Y2K-ready, no one knows for sure what will happen on January 1, 2000. The Cooperative Extension's position is to encourage consumers to take general preparedness measures. Inventory - Conduct an inventory of what items or systems in your home could be affected. Figure out if you have a Y2K problem rather than assume you do or don't.