What is the Y2K Bug? Many computers use hardware and/or software that only uses the last two digits of the year to express the date. In the year 2000, when the 00 is reached, many computers will interpret this as the year 1900 and this can cause problems for businesses, transport and other services. To find out about the problem, the University of the Balearics has published a
web with information about the effect 2000 and instructions to check if a computer is prepared for the change of the century.