Chapter 7 Example 3

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package {
  import com.actionscriptbible.Example;
  
  public class ch7ex3 extends Example {
    public function ch7ex3() {

      var d:Date = new Date(0);
      //at the stroke of midnight Jan. 1, 1970,
      //what time was it in YOUR timezone?
      trace(d); // Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 GMT-0800 1969 (that's in Los Angeles.)
      
      //OR: when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 1970 in your home,
      //what epoch time was that?
      trace(Date.parse("1/1/1970")); // 28800000 (in LA)
     
    }
  }
}