Stacey Rasner’s third-graders aren’t suffering any delusions about the potential computer-generated catastrophe dubbed Y2K. On their “Y2K A-Z List” at Dania Elementary, D stands for driving, a tough ...

As clocks ticked toward the millennium, many feared what would happen to our computerized world. That fear had a name — Y2K. It had not been long since, within a blink of an eye, society embraced ...

We were warned that our embrace of computer technology would lead to disaster. By incorporating computers into ever more areas of our lives, we were told, we had created a scenario in which a mundane ...

Widespread fears about Y2K led to significant preparations by governments and corporations. Concerns included potential power outages, financial disruptions and even catastrophic failures in air ...