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Feb
20th

Y2K Card

Files under Hardware | Posted by calvyn

Today iCalvyn.com give history lesson :) Back to 8 year ago!!!

Does you guys still remember there are a bug called “Y2K Bug“? Is regarding the computer date issue, which the computer only 2 digit for the year such as year 99, instead of year 1999. So when come to year 2000, the figure will turn to “00″

“00″ may be mean 1900 or 1800, that time your does not exist yet! Possible your account balance will become “0″, so where your hard earn money?

Y2K card

On that time, computer are still very expensive, price is around RM4000 to RM5000, of course most of the organization not afford to change all the PC, so they invest for this Y2K card. If not mistaken, this card cost them thousand over per pcs.

After install this Y2K card, the computer able to display 4 digit for the year. All the issue are solve.

Y2K card

This card has been testing and testing again before it sold by a lot inventor, although this problem has been solve, but still people worry on the system crash at year 2000.

I still remember people worry on END OF THE WORLD. According to them, they are worry about the military system. Once the system goes mad, and the nuclear boom simply launch and target in different area, the world will be gone!!!Haha! What a funny joke!

For this card, I am just wonder how much it worth now? :)

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13 Responses to “Y2K Card”

  1. By Apple on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the history lesson. Didn’t know how a Y2K card looks like.

  2. By Ken on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    never thought something so small can be so trouble some.

    thanx for dropping by cekikdarah.com

    We have a new post on scam today, check it out ya?
    Maybe you can help us with more info on tech-scams.

    Ken

  3. By KennyP on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    Maybe RM1?

  4. By teddY on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    I never knew there was this Y2K card… I only heard of posssible bug fixes at that time by hiring computing experts to iron out any wrinkles before the clock strikes twelve :) but in the end no major incident happened, our bank accounts did not got reset to 0 and no nuclear war happened. Hah.

    Anyway I think that card is going to be an antique! Maybe it’ll be sold for millions when it is year 3000.

  5. By Marcus on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    I can still remember everyone suppose to be back at their office/ stay back on the night of Y2K ewe. Before the clock strike 12 a.m, we were all thinking if there will be electricity?

    The card does help and the older system managed to be revamped..

    A sign of relieve for all.

    Yupe, can’t imagine the virtual statement indicating my account having rm 0..

  6. By Steve Yu on Feb 21, 2008 | Reply

    Still got sale in the market ar?

  7. By Kitkat on Feb 22, 2008 | Reply

    Wah ini macam card pun ada?

  8. By Nux on Feb 23, 2008 | Reply

    so, tis card that saves all our system from Y2K errors?
    cool, i din noe abt it!

  9. By calvyn on Feb 23, 2008 | Reply

    KennyP> antique wo… how can be RM1?

    teddY >
    Year 3000 :O dono have to keep how many generation …

    Steve Yu > Ya, i have 1 pcs, how much you want to bid?

  10. By Steve Yu on Feb 23, 2008 | Reply

    hehe…. you keep it yourselves as a collection. :-)

  11. By kevin on Feb 23, 2008 | Reply

    i never tot got this kind of Y2K card.. thanks 4 ur history leason :P now this card still in use?

  12. By vickie on Feb 26, 2008 | Reply

    lol I think now it doesn’t worth more than RM10 ><

  13. By ColourfulWorld on Feb 26, 2008 | Reply

    LOL, Y2K… My 200MHz 16MB EDO RAM HP Pavilion 7400 was not affected by the so called bug. Hmmm, I wonder if there are Y10K, Y100K or Y1M cards in the far^10 future… =p

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