1999
Year
Were some people afraid of New Years Day coming in 1999?
It was believed that computers might not know how to change from 1999 to 2000 on New Years Day. People were concerned that human services and utilities that were computerized might crash due to the Y2K bug. People believed that the year 2000 would cause computers to crash due to the 'Y2K' bug.
Which New Year's Day followed 1999? What concerns were there about computers during the transition from 1999 to #1? Was #2 a cause of fear?