SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, was going to either be easy to fix or the end of humanity.

The year was 1999 - and governments and corporations were fearful about the unknown millenium computer bug. Here’s what to know about Y2K on its 25th anniversary.

Back in 1999, the term "Y2K" referred to a computer bug that was sensationalized and created a widespread myth that would inspire apocalyptic-like events at the turn of the millennium.

As the calendar flipped to 2000, Kennedy's scenario of silence regarding Y2K computer issues largely came to pass for north country residents. Locally, there were some hiccups, but no disasters.

2000: World rejoices; Y2K bug quiet It was a celebration unlike any other. All over the world and throughout the state, from hour to frantic expectant hour, the arrival of 2000 swept across the ...

Iowans spent months — even years — preparing for the dreaded Y2K bug. The Millennium Bug, as it was also called, was a computer flaw that impacted computer programs and systems as the year ...

Related: Y2K Red Carpet Looks We Still Can’t Believe Happened By the time the last day of 1999 rolled around, the world was ready, champagne flute in one hand and Nokia 3310 in the other.

The “Y2K bug” was a dud, and our computers kept plugging away, but until the clock struck midnight, no one knew for sure what would happen when the calendar rolled over from 1999 to 2000.

SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, was going to either be easy to fix or the end of humanity.

SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, was going to either be easy to fix or the end of humanity.

SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, was going to either be easy to fix or the end of humanity.

SUMMERS: We're talking about the Y2K bug, the computer problem that, depending on who you asked 25 years ago, was going to either be easy to fix or the end of humanity.