Anybody learned about this scenario before?
Some computers and computer-based equipment may not work correctly on January 1, 2000, without modifications. For years, many machines have saved space by using only two digits to represent a year--98 for 1998, for example. Years in the 20th century were taken for granted. The effect on years in the 21st century was not anticipated by most until recently. This is known as the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem. Others call it the "millennium bug."
When the date changes from December 31, 1999, to January 1, 2000, systems and equipment that are not Year 2000 compatible will face two inherent problems:
Inability to determine the problem date. (For example, January 3, 2000, could be read by computers as January 3, 1900. Inability to tell the number of elapsed years between two dates. (For example, From January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2004, could be calculated as 95 years: 04 minus 99 = 95).
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