What was that all about?! We all thought the world was coming to an end, remember? All the computers were going to crash and civilization was going to reverse in advancements....Remember?
Was that all a sham in your opinion?
2006-07-25 17:54:13 · 6 answers · asked by down2earthsmiles 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I also want to know memories you hold with this experience...
2006-07-25 18:05:46 · update #1
Sorry the above added detail was a typo...
What I meant was:
I also want to know what memories you hold with this experience...
2006-07-25 18:06:47 · update #2
I was upset that many seniors were scared by all the hype about Y2K.
Please don't laugh at this because time is the great equalizer.
Sooner or later we all become seniors.
I am an IT professional and I did my best to help put their fears aside whenever and where ever I could.
It was a sham, a scam, and worse.
It revealed just how many human beings are unscrupulous.
2006-07-25 18:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!!! I was wondering when someone would bring this up. That Y2K had everyone and their mamas scared.
I personally believed SH#$ was going to hit the fan. Now that I look at it, I think it was a sham!
You just reminded me of a school report that I had to write for school!!! Memories!
2006-07-26 01:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by w@rio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked for a Silicon Valley chip maker to check if all of their hardware and software were compliant and if not, I got replacement costs for the Y2K compliant versions.
2006-07-26 01:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by CA Bravo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, many profited from it. Having a state of fear can make people believe what you want them to believe, thus, became a successful marketing strategy before the millenium. Another one bites to dust...we did!
2006-07-26 00:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by Joy RP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically it was the theory that when the year changed to 2000 it would screw up all the computer clocks....It didn't.
Hope that helps
2006-07-26 01:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by phy333 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a randoom crowd event.
2006-07-26 01:00:20 · answer #6 · answered by NA A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋