If the federal government, big business and small businesses don't correct the Y2K problem on their computer systems or the equipment they sell to the public, it could affect people in big and small ways.
Many people are worried about their personal finances and their personal computers.
Your retirement checks stop coming because the computer thinks you have been born yet. Your health insurance policy expires. Your bank account reflects a zero balance. Automatic teller machines stop working. Your credit card is rejected because computer thinks it expired in the year 1900.