Remember the fear surrounding Y2K? As the world prepared to turn the calendar from 1999 to 2000, concerns about a massive computer failure dominated headlines. Would it be a minor glitch — or a global catastrophe? In this classic Chronicle clip from Jan. 5, 1999, Peter Mehegan reflects on the warnings, the uncertainty, and the sense that everything we relied on could suddenly stop working. Looking back now, it’s a fascinating snapshot of a moment when technology — and the future — felt deeply un