--- a/Timestamp.st	Sat Mar 20 17:37:58 2004 +0100
+++ b/Timestamp.st	Sat Mar 20 18:18:10 2004 +0100
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 documentation
 "
-    This class represents absolute time values in milliSeconds starting some
+    This class represents time values in milliSeconds starting some
     time in the past. 
     (typically, from 1st. Jan 1970, as used in the Unix operating system,
      but other systems may bias the time differently.
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@
     time within one day). Time instances cannot be used to compare times across midnight; 
     instances of Timestamp can.
 
-    Notice: this class is aliased as Timestamp for ST-80 compatibility.
+    Notice: this class was once called AbsoluteTime. Einstein told us in 1905, that talking
+    about a absolute time is not a good idea (at least in our universe). So the class
+    has been renamed to Timestamp which makes us more compatible to other ST dialects (e.g. VW)
+    AbsoluteTime is still kept as an alias for backward compatibility.
 
     [author:]
         Claus Gittinger
@@ -1202,7 +1205,7 @@
 !Timestamp class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Timestamp.st,v 1.90 2004-03-20 15:44:08 stefan Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Timestamp.st,v 1.91 2004-03-20 17:18:10 stefan Exp $'
 ! !
 
 Timestamp initialize!