Y2K bug clock

Y2K promotional kit with countdown clock and novelty toy displayed in colorful packaging from 1999
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Title:
Y2K bug clock
NFSA ID
1770389
Year
2000
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The Y2K bug was the first big anti-climax of the 21st century. The theory was that computers, which only recorded the last two digits of the year, would confuse ‘00’ for 1900, causing chaos in banking, air travel and traffic control. This Y2K bug clock humorously reflects the anxiety leading up to the new millennium. Mercifully, computer programmers fixed the issue in time, and the predicted apocalypse never came. Phew!