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Y2K: the moment of truth.

It remains to be seen whether the world will move in time to fix the Y2K bug, or whether computers around the world will shut down when the clock strikes midnight on 31 December 1999. Y2K could have a serious impact on environmental facilities, particularly given the extent to which computer softwar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chepesiuk, R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10210702
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Sumario:It remains to be seen whether the world will move in time to fix the Y2K bug, or whether computers around the world will shut down when the clock strikes midnight on 31 December 1999. Y2K could have a serious impact on environmental facilities, particularly given the extent to which computer software and microchips are now involved in pollution control and environmental monitoring and protection systems.