Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What "bug" was supposed to start affecting computers on January 1, 2000?"
The Y2K bug was a computer flaw that was projected to create havoc on computer networks when dealing with dates beyond December 31, 1999. The flaw, faced by computer programmers and users all over the world on January 1, 2000, is also known as the "millennium bug." As the year 2000 approached, computer programmers realized that computers might not interpret 00 as 2000, but as 1900. After more than a year of international alarm, feverish preparations, and programming corrections, few major failures occurred in the transition from December 31, 1999, to January 1, 2000.
