[Coco] Odd Date notations

[KnudsenMJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/20/04 10:31:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
alxevans at concentric.net writes:

> It is one of the time notations understood by emacs.
>  Today is: 12.19.10.17.2 in the long count.

Wow!  How did you get to that part of Emacs that controls date showing?
I don't recall my Linux Emacs even showing today's date anywhere, or 
inserting it into docs.  --Mike K.