sorry - I was referring to yuyax' post (#16) above - that is a later style post that I thought belonged to the 90's...I found a reference at yellow jersey that indicated that the longer flute, 2nd gen seatpost was the earliest...shorter flutes were later, and no-flute, completely polished was a 90's deal after they abandoned the c-record handle.

I verified, looking at all of the posts that I have, that only a few of mine are marked, and they are marked with an M...I have a few shorties, I think from the factory, and they are not marked...maybe it stands for "Modolo..."