May 25, 1998: Y2K - Gary North

Art Bell interviews Gary North, a prolific author and economist who has spent years documenting the Year 2000 computer problem. North lays out a cascading failure scenario rooted in the original programming shortcut of using two-digit dates on 1950s punch cards, a practice that spread throughout decades of mainframe code and embedded systems. He reports that no major bank, airline, public utility, or military system in the United States has achieved full Y2K compliance. North predicts bank runs… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/may-25-1998-y2k-gary-north