code: public static long extractTimestampTinyAscii(String idTinyAscii) throws NumberFormatException {
          return extractTimestampTiny(Long.parseLong(idTinyAscii, Character.MAX_RADIX));
      }
docs: Extracts the (UNIX) timestamp from a tiny ascii id (radix
  {@link Character#MAX_RADIX}).
  
  @param idTinyAscii
  @return the UNIX timestamp (milliseconds)
  @throws NumberFormatException