This is an English/American thing based off the ROMAN Numerals.

I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
M = 1000

2003 is written:
MMIII

9 is written:
IX

40 is written:
XL

80 is written:
LXXX

1990 is written:
MCMXC

1998 is written:
MCMXCVIII

You used to see Roman Numerals used on the movie credits for the year all
the time if they were MGM movies, but it has been dropped pretty much now.


Paul D. Seay, Jr.
Technical Specialist
Naptheon Inc.
757-688-8180


-----Original Message-----
From: Hamish Marson [mailto:hamish AT TRAVELLINGKIWI DOT COM]
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 5:41 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Calculate 1 MB in TSM


Seay, Paul wrote:

>Yeah, Roman numeral "M" is a 40+ year practice that sales people used
>at the wholesale and manufacturing levels as kind of a shorthand for
>1000.  As they have migrated to computers this has mostly gone away
>because the quantity fields only supported "ea" items standing for
>"each".
>
>

In which country? I've never seen M used as a thousand. Only k (Lower case).

H

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