Every four years, we get a February 29th. What’s the story behind that? And how long has this been going on?
Tag Archives: Y2K
Every version of the Mac OS is ready for Y2K, but some programs for the Mac suffer from Y2K problems.
1999: The latest news from Microsoft headquarters is that they will be delaying the final release of Windows 2000 (Win2K) until the later half of 1900. Nope, this isn’t true; it’s just a joke (in fact, I didn’t even make it up). But, this joke does have some truth.* Many Windows users will be hit […]
The following story is true. The names have been changed for the privacy of the parties involved. The author is a longtime consultant who works with Macs, Novell, and more and has over a dozen years field experience.
1999 – Articles circulated in the past few days – see Cnet and Yahoo+ stories – note that Mac users shouldn’t be too smug about the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem. The Mac is not immune.
July 1998: Apple has introduced the most appealing educational computer since it introduced the Macintosh LC in 1990.
Feeling smug about the year 2000, Mac owner? Don’t.
