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

"The years leading up to Y2K were marked by a kind of collective anxiety; we were bracing for all potential failures that could arise from this computer glitch."
Paloma O'Riley likened the urgency of Y2K preparations to changing all the rivets on the Golden Gate Bridge with only a day to spare, illustrating the magnitude of the task ahead.
Read at www.npr.org
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