Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:48:22 +0000 | From | Mike Jagdis <> | Subject | Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.help. |
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Rene Engelhard wrote:
> Christian Groessler wrote: >>So, is it 1/1024 or 1/1000 bytes ? :-) >> > > 1/1024. Because we are talking about byte.
Bollocks. How can I put this politely? Don't anyone ever send me a CV unless you know the technical basics!
Go look up "SI binary prefix" and "SI prefix" on Google. You might not _like_ the binary prefixes (I don't either) but they're what's been standardized and they're unambiguous. It does no good to claim that it's enough that *you* know what you mean. This isn't Alice in Wonderland (you can look that reference up in your spare time :-) ).
Mike
P.S. After you've understood the SI system you should be able to tell us what the binary prefix equivalent for m is and why K as a prefix is a mark of stupidity...
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