 TAT_2
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01-01-25 01:33 AM - Post#2876700
The Y2K Scare -25 YEARS AGO !!!
In the year 1999, computer programmers and users feared that their computers would stop working at the turn of the century. Everyone was being warned and told to shut down their machines so that their computers did not freak out when the clock changed to 12am on January 1st of 2000.
YO ALL !!! / HEY JOE !!!
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Bad56Sedan
"18th Year" Gold Supporting Member
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Loc: Pasadena, Texas
Reg: 04-29-04
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01-01-25 11:53 AM - Post#2876716
In response to TAT_2
we had 3 shifts at the plant waiting for the stroke of midnight,
"Either all the valves will lock in place or go closed or nothing will happen"
the atmosphere was tense, luckily nothing happened,
the computer screen time clicked over to Jan. 1, 2000
5 minutes after midnight it was all laughs and jokes,
thankfully it was about 70° that night,
nothing worse than Ethylene Cracking plant shutdown in freezing weather,
those were the days
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 Keith_Knox
Member #189 Moderator and "23rd Year" Platinum Supporting Member
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01-02-25 03:08 PM - Post#2876752
In response to Bad56Sedan
We rented out several backup generator sets, along with the mechanics to run them.
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Bad56Sedan
"18th Year" Gold Supporting Member
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01-02-25 04:51 PM - Post#2876754
In response to Keith_Knox
we must be the only 3 that recall the hyped up non-event
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someotherguy
Senior Moderator
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Loc: Texas
Reg: 08-01-03
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01-03-25 06:57 AM - Post#2876762
In response to Bad56Sedan
we must be the only 3 that recall the hyped up non-event
There were reasons it was perceived as hype, and a non-event.
LOTS of people working behind the scenes to fix issues before they could cause problems.
Who knows how much of it was just hype? I'm sure a lot of it was.
However, I know for a fact the utility company I was working at had tons of affected code that needed fixing or it could have been a big issue.
The one thing nobody really noticed (until later) at our place was our intranet home page that had a countdown to 1/1/2000, IT was coded improperly (non-Y2K related, just a code bug) and started displaying an incorrect countdown at least a few days ahead of the event. It was a non-issue as it was just a display for curiosity's sake; nobody (clearly) was depending on it as the official countdown, LOL
Richard
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Chevrobert
Valued Contributor
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Loc: Braintree, Ma. USA
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01-04-25 01:22 PM - Post#2876801
In response to TAT_2
I was fine as far as the computapocalypse
(sic)(pun) was concerned.
I wasn't in the loop yet and
sometimes wish I wasn't!
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sidworks
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01-08-25 10:46 PM - Post#2876912
In response to TAT_2
I remember when i was a kid 8 years old (1953 thereabouts). The word by the Jehovah Witness( not our family) that the world was going to come to an end. That was quite a thing for an 8 year old. We’re still here
Ron
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Chevrobert
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Loc: Braintree, Ma. USA
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01-14-25 01:52 PM - Post#2877089
In response to sidworks
I was browsing comic books at the corner store in the 60's.
I saw a magazine headline that read "Is God Dead"
I thought the world was going to end any second so,
I ran home as fast as I could.
Needless to say I had a lot of questions
 
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Don57
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Loc: Illinois
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01-17-25 10:07 AM - Post#2877163
In response to TAT_2
It was traumatic. I'm still recovering. I thought I was going to get kicked off America-on-line. My life would have been in shambles.
A few months later I found an online support group. A small group of guys that liked to ramble on about all things Chevy. It saved my life.
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Bad56Sedan
"18th Year" Gold Supporting Member
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Loc: Pasadena, Texas
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01-18-25 06:31 PM - Post#2877209
In response to Don57
wow,
looks like you have made an excellent recovery,
another benefit of Chevy Talk!
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