- The Millennium Bug is back and could be heading to a
computer screen near you because 2000 was a leap year. Twelve months after
the first threat failed to strike, and with an estimated £1 billion
spent on tackling it in Britain alone, it seems the bug may not be beaten.
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- In a warning that will cause a distinct sense of déjà
vu, businesses are being told to anticipate possible meltdown as computer
clocks roll over into 31 December.
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- The Health and Safety Executive says offices closed over
the New Year may find a series of problems caused by their computers skipping
31 December and going straight to 1 January.
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- Confusion over calendar arrangements for leap years means
that some software packages do not recognise that 2000 has 366 days. Action
2000 identified 21 packages that could be affected, including Filemaker
Pro 3, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Outlook 98.
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- © Associated Newspapers Ltd., 29 December 2000
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