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spotsink · 08-15-2005, 11:51 AM

Actually "M" is the Roman Numeral for 1000 and can be used as "seconecurve" used it. It is only in "recent" years (the last 25 or 30...), with the proliferation of computers etc, that "K" has become popular as a designation for 1000.

08-15-2005, 11:51 AM	#13
spotsink Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 76 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"M" or "K" Actually "M" is the Roman Numeral for 1000 and can be used as "seconecurve" used it. It is only in "recent" years (the last 25 or 30...), with the proliferation of computers etc, that "K" has become popular as a designation for 1000.