World Report: January 14, 2000 Vol.5 No.13
- This Issue:
- Table of Contents
- Cover Story
- Cover Story - Spanish Version
- Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Quiz
- Teacher's Guide and Worksheets
Despite Fears, Y2K was A-O.K.
Families like the Eckharts of Lisbon, Ohio, prepared for the worst. They hunkered down in their cellar with piles of food. But the Y2K bug never bit.
The world saw a few glitches. Digital meters on taxis in China stopped working at midnight. The first baby born in Denmark on January 1 was registered by the hospital computer as being 100 years old!
The U.S. spent $100 billion on bug control. Otherwise, said John Koskinen, the President's top Y2K adviser, "those glitches would have been major system failures."
