Year 2000 problem
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Some software used a process called [[date windowing]] to fix the issue by interpreting years 00–19 as 2000–2019 and 20–99 as 1920–1999. As a result, a new wave of problems started appearing in 2020, including parking meters in New York City refusing to accept credit cards, issues with Novitus [[point of sale]] units, and some utility companies printing bills listing the year 1920. The video game ''[[WWE 2K20]]'' also began crashing when the year rolled over, although a patch was distributed later that day.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/ |title=A lazy fix 20 years ago means the Y2K bug is taking down computers now |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |website=New Scientist |access-date=12 January 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112073259/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/ |url-status=live }} |
Some software used a process called [[date windowing]] to fix the issue by interpreting years 00–19 as 2000–2019 and 20–99 as 1920–1999. As a result, a new wave of problems started appearing in 2020, including parking meters in New York City refusing to accept credit cards, issues with Novitus [[point of sale]] units, and some utility companies printing bills listing the year 1920. The video game ''[[WWE 2K20]]'' also began crashing when the year rolled over, although a patch was distributed later that day.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/ |title=A lazy fix 20 years ago means the Y2K bug is taking down computers now |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |website=New Scientist |access-date=12 January 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112073259/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/ |url-status=live }} |
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The iPhone struggles with birthdate changes around Y2K. |
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