I've heard and remember many people saying in '99 that the worst of the Y2K bugs may happen on the 2001 date rollover. Any thoughts on how/why this would be?

-- Anonymous, November 02, 2000

Answers

I believe that the worst is over. There
will be 'division by 0' problems at the
2001 roll-over but I'm sure that they will
be minor compared to the disaster experienced
this year.

-- Anonymous, November 05, 2000

Y2K bug leaps back for 2001

by Mark Benham

The Millennium Bug is back and could be
heading to a computer screen near you
because 2000 was a leap year.

Twelve months after the first threat failed
to strike, and with an estimated £1 billion
spent on tackling it in Britain alone, it
seems the bug may not be beaten.

In a warning that will cause a distinct
sense of déjà vu, businesses are being told
to anticipate possible meltdown as computer
clocks roll over into 31 December.

The Health and Safety Executive says offices
closed over the New Year may find a series
of problems caused by their computers skipping
31 December and going straight to 1 January.

Confusion over calendar arrangements for leap
years means that some software packages do not
recognise that 2000 has 366 days. Action 2000
identified 21 packages that could be affected,
including Filemaker Pro 3, Windows for Workgroups
3.11 and Outlook 98. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=347 300&in_review_text_id=291640

-- Anonymous, December 29, 2000