Y2k Bug
One of my biggest concerns about the turning of the new millennium is one that’s been getting a lot of press as of late. That is the Year 2000 (Y2k) Bug. The Y2k bug has to do with how a particular computer will deal with the year 2000. No Macintosh product will have any problems with the so called "bug" because when the Mac was developed, they used four digits to represent the year, allowing 2000 to be read as "2000" and not just "00." As a matter of fact, the Macintosh can read up to the year 29,948 (but don’t worry, they’re already hard at work on the Y30k problem.) The problem will occur, however, in non-Macintosh based computers (IBM, Compaq, Gatew
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Some common words found in the essay are:
IBM-based PCs, Windows Theyre, Bug Y2k, Compaq Gateway, Federal Government, , Companies Microsoft, Wyoming Oh, Windows Computers, y2k bug, fix bug, air traffic, 2000 00, read 2000, read 2000 00,
Approximate Word count = 446
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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