Y2K

Y2K

As the end of the 1990s approached, the world became preoccupied with the coming of the Year 2000, nicknamed "Y2K" (Y for year and 2 times K, a standard designation for a thousand). Some were superstitious about the turning of year numbers to 2000, but many focused on a predicted technological problem commonly known as the"Y2K Glitch" or the "millennium bug" feared to cause computers and computer-assisted devices to malfunction. Computer experts predicted that older computers and several large data systems-including those controlling bank transactions, transportation networks, and government data-were not equipped to process dates beyond December 31, 1999. Though the problem was discovered decades earlier, the "Y2K Glitch" did not become widely known until the mid-1990s when media sources began reporting on the computer bug and its possible consequences. Some technological experts and lay-persons feared widespread computer failures, especially in regions dependent on older technology. Most experts, companies,

and governments however implemented detailed programs to fix the suspected problem in their computer systems well before January 1, 2000. As the date recognition problem was relatively simple to correct, such fixes were highly successful, and the "millennium bug" was averted. Though its effects were not largely realized, the "Y2K Bug" did highlight the pervasiveness of computer systems and their importance in everyday commerce and industry.

The millennium

In the modern era, the word millennium was appropriated to signify the largest metric division of calendar years on the French Republican calendar. The Republican calendar, implemented in France during the French Revolution (1789-1804) utilized metric divisions (groups of 10) to divide hours, days, weeks, months, and years. The use of the term millennium to describe a 1,000-year-long span of time remains.

Landmarks on the calendar

There are many types of calendars in the world with different systems of measuring time, distinct origins (religious or cultural), and various chronologies (starting events and dates). The Gregorian or Christian calendar (decreed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582) has become an accepted international standard. This calendar begins with the birth of Christ; the years before Christ (B.C.) increase back in time from the year of Christ's birth. The years since Christ's birth (in 1 B.C.) are "the year(s) of Our Lord" in Latin, anno domini or A.D. and have grown larger in number from one forward. No year zero separates B.C. from A.D. As another example, the Hebrew calendar uses 3761 B.C., which was the year of the creation of the world (according to Old Testament interpretations), as its beginning (or 1 A.M., anno mundi, "the year of the world").

In the past, landmark centuries have also had great significance. When the first millennium was reached in A.D. 1000, in Medieval Europe, various events were predicted, from the return of Christ to a solar eclipse, from a plague to the obliteration of the world. Others chose to forgo doomsday predictions in favor of celebration.

Similarly, as the year 2000 was commonly thought to begin the third millennium, some superstitious persons, numerologists, and others attached unusual significance to a simple tick of the clock. Technically, the new millennium did not begin until January 1, 2001 (because the Christian calendar begins with the year A.D. 1). While this event was marked by many, it did not have the mass appeal of the turning of the year 2000.

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