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Letter: The 1000 bug

John Cannell
Wednesday 07 January 1998 00:02 GMT
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The 1000 bug

Sir: Is anything known about how the previous millennium was celebrated? Did King Aethelred II (968-1016) run into difficulties with his preparations, hence his nickname "the Unready"?

JOHN CANNELL

Bedford

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