Re: [NTLK] [OT]Messagepad case and memory upgrade

From: Karel Jansens (kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 06:44:00 EST

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On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:10:42 -0500, Stephen Jendraszak wrote:
>
>That is exactly what BC means, of course, but it turns out that the monk
>who created our current system of recording the years was a little off.
>Basically, he had to guess at when Christ was born, and he guessed a
>little off. Which leaves us now with the strange situation of Jesus
>being born 6 years "Before Christ."
>
He wasn't exactly guessing, rather than converting Roman dates (which
start in 752 BC, "Ab Urbe Condita"). He didn't do it very well, obviously.

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