This computer bug leads to a different outcome of a fairly insignificant, at least nowdays, event that took place. In the OTL, Y2K was just another scare about how the world would've ended if our computers stopped working. After January 1, 2000, came to pass, with no huge shutdowns or massive undersea earthquakes, Y2K slipped from the minds of many. Now, twelve years after that fateful day, prosperity is finally being achieved in the most developed parts of the globe.