Many people are certain to have a nasty hangover come 1 January 2000. But in the minds of another unhappy band, that will be nothing compared with the global headache that the dawn of the new millennium is sure to bring. And it will take more than a few pints of water, a warm bed and vitamin C to dispel. These folk are not thinking of any heroic drinking binge. In fact, many are not planning to go out at all that New Year's Eve. They have no time to drink and dance because they are too busy preparing for what happens moments after midnight on 31 December 1999, when the problems caused by the year 2000 (Y2K) bug begin to make themselves felt.
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