Y2K in Mexico
Date Submitted: 05/17/2003 05:43:38
Y2K: THE MILLENIUM BUG
I. What is the Problem
The year 2000 problem has resulted from the common practice of using two digits to designate the calendar year instead of using four. When the year 2000 arrives, 2 digit year dates may be interpreted incorrectly causing many problems. Computer hardware and software may not recognize "00" as an actual date and will not run properly or not at all. Credit Card systems may not recognize "00" as a valid
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problem is already fixed; but the real problem relays in the people's attitude towards the problem. If people feel insecure and start removing their money from bank accounts or doing things like that, then a real crisis will occur worldwide. So the only thing left to do is updating our own businesses and personal computers, and rest still trusting that what ever procedures were taken to face the millenium bug problem will work out.
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