2000
Year
Was there fear leading up to the year 2000?
Many computer programs were not designed with the year 2000 in mind. People were worried that computers would crash all over the world when the year 2000 arrived. Financial and electrical systems require computers to function. Without financial and electrical systems there could be global chaos.
What concerns did people have about computing systems as 2000 approached? Did #1 involve a widespread fear of malfunction?