Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Curious, I thought we were in something like 79 AB (after Barnack). Not even the first century! Kevin Hoffberg (925) 942-2772 Visit our website at www.inseon.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeremy Kime Sent: Friday, November 20, 1998 8:39 AM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: RE: [Leica] Day in the Life And there was me thinking there'd be no one so ana..., whoops! 'concerned', to be that nit-picking. Absolutely right of course, James, but popular consensus is that the new millenium starts in 2000. And if we factor the actual (historical) date of the birth of Christ then it gets even more confusing... Now how can we persuade the rest of the world that they're wrong before the celebrations start? Failing that, we could plough on with setting a date to use our Leicas (ah! Back on topic...) Jem > -----Original Message----- > From: James Harrison [SMTP:leica@wf.net] > >Jem wrote: > > > >> Very happy to contribute. > >> > >> Could I suggest Jan 1st 1999, the first day of the last year in this > >> millenium? There's something distinctive about that and for a lot of us > >> we'll be 'on vacation' and therefore available. > > > The new millenium doesn't begin until Jan 1 2001. There was no year > 0....jh >