For people over the age of 30, the Y2K panic of 1999 was a real concern. It seems silly now, but for many people a quarter century ago, it was the dawn of an impending global meltdown.

In his reporting from 25 years ago, Taylor tamped down Y2K panic and noted how programmers had been working to upgrade the code for many years leading up to the date change.

It's the 25th anniversary of Y2K, when panic about a millennium bug swept the nation. Photos show how we prepared.

With today’s connected tech, a similar-scale bug would be hard to squash Comment Twenty-five years ago on January 1, despite panic and fear that the world was soon to collapse into chaos ...

Twenty-five years have already gone by in this century, with immense changes—for better or for worse. This is a good moment ...

It's the 25th anniversary of Y2K, when panic about a millennium bug swept the nation. Photos show how we prepared.

For people over the age of 30, the Y2K panic of 1999 was a real concern. It seems silly now, but for many people a quarter century ago, it was the dawn of an impending global meltdown. The tension ...