Rows of clean-cut mantle clocks hold up jet black hands before their stark white faces. In a back corner, a dozen stately grandfather clocks bide the time. Nobody is concerned that the ticking may stop. If people feel a sense of dread, it comes from the silent timepieces hidden inside computers and electronic devices. In the Y2K nightmare, millions of computerized clocks woven into modern life become confused about time, and the world comes to an abrupt halt.
Most experts agree the nightmare scenario is extreme.
But scattered computer problems, combined with a few panicky missteps, still threaten our daily comforts, finances and futures. Cathy Moyer of The Cassandra Project. It is a social dilemma of unknown dimensions. The second greatest risk is public apathy. They found a country of mixed emotions.