Year 2000 Problem
Updated 9/11/97

On January 1st, 2000, computers and software that store dates incorrectly are going to be in trouble. To understand the nature of the problem and how it might affect you, read "Welcome to the Millennium" by PC Magazine contributor Neil Randall. For more information on the software and services that can help you cope with the problem, see below.

Greenwich Mean Time
Some disastrous scenarios from a Year 2000 software and consulting service.

IEE: Millennium Problem in Embedded Systems
The Institute of Electrical Engineers has a detailed resource on Year 2000 and other date-related problems for software programmers and engineers.

IBM readies for the Year 2000
IBM calls it the "Year 2000 Challenge." Check this site for white papers, FAQs, and a product directory.

Microsoft Year 2000 Issue
Answers to Year 2000-related questions, for users of Microsoft products.

MITRE/ESC Year 2000 Homepage
From the Mitre Corp., a collection of tips and solutions for Year 2000 Compliance.

National Bulletin Board for the Year 2000
Numerous Year 2000 resources including employment opportunities, user groups, events, books and papers, and more.

TickTickTick
A quarterly newsletter published by 2000AD, Inc., sponsors of Year 2000 courses and seminars.

Year 2000 Date Problem - Support Centre
From the Computer Information Centre, links to the Year 200 Compliance pages of numerous software and hardware vendors.

Year 2000 Information Center
From consultant Peter de Jager, a comprehensive listing of companies providing Year 2000-related products and consulting services.

Year 2000 Information Directory
A directory of Year 2000-related resources from the U.S. government, hosted by the General Services Administration and Office of Government-wide Policy.

Year 2000 Resource Links
A huge list of Year 2000-related links, including links to compliance-testing tools and to the compliance pages of most software and hardware vendors.

Other Year 2000 Resources Lists
2k-Times
Datamation
Georgia Tech
PC Webopaedia
Randall De Weerd
Yahoo!