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On 5 January 1975, the 12-bit field that had been used for dates in the TOPS-10 operating system for DEC PDP-10 computers overflowed, in a bug known as "DATE75". The field value was calculated by taking the number of years since 1964, multiplying by 12, adding the number of months since January, multiplying by 31, and adding the number of days since the start of the month; putting 2 12 − 1 ...
In The Beginning there Was the Nerd – BBC Radio documentary about the history of computers and the millennium bug 10 years after using archival recordings. The Surprising Legacy of Y2K – Radio documentary by American Public Media, on the history and legacy of the millennium bug five years on. The Yawn of a New Millennium
It's the 25th anniversary of Y2K, when panic about a millennium bug swept the nation. Photos show how we prepared. Y2K swept the nation 25 years ago: Historical photos show millennium panic in America
The film takes a fictional look at the societal problems that could ensue from widespread computer shutdowns caused by the Year 2000 problem, also known as the Y2K problem or the Millennium bug. The film premiered November 21, 1999 on NBC .
Starting with Ruby version 1.9.2 (released on 18 August 2010), the bug with year 2038 is fixed, [16] by storing time in a signed 64-bit integer on systems with 32-bit time_t. [17] Starting with NetBSD version 6.0 (released in October 2012), the NetBSD operating system uses a 64-bit time_t for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
The fictional premise for the game is that during the "Millennium bug" scare, actual "Bugs" appeared. They are energy beings from beyond Earth (whether another dimension or another planet is not clear) that invaded at the end of 1999, leaving a post-apocalyptic world in their wake. The Bugs feed on energy and are capable of transmitting ...
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At the memorial of a recently deceased theater director, Marge is given her old production manual from the widow about her high school play "Y2K: The Millennium Bug".Now filled with fond memories of being the stage manager, Marge reunites her old classmates to restage the play.