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The Y2K bug delayed my honeymoon by 17 years!

ON CALL Y2K Welcome to another edition of On Call, The Register’s Friday column that shares your tech support stories. Over the holiday season we’re telling tales of the Y2K bug, and readers who spent ...
WAMC

Y2K: Looking back on the bug that wasn't

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Call now and get the ultimate Y2K survival kit from becalm.com. SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, ...
AZFamily

‘Y2K’ has some laughs and a talented cast but mostly squanders its premise

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — This is just a reminder to all of you who were around that Y2K was 25 years ago. You’re welcome. Unfortunately for Eli, he’s blocked when the clock strikes midnight as all of our ...
Houston Public Media

Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out

Mike Cupo, a systems operator for Public Service Electric and Gas Company, uses a special red phone to talk via radio to PSE&G staffers in the field, during a simulated Y2K drill at company ...
Reuters

Y2K, the Bad: Fear, hype and the blame game

Editor's note: This is part II of our series, "Y2K: The good, the bad, and the crazy." If you missed it, see Part I, "Y2K, the Good." And check back tomorrow for "Y2K, the crazy." Also, share your ...