Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Lauri Tischler" <> | Date | Mon, 2 Dec 1996 15:44:00 GMT +2 | Subject | Re: GB vs. MB |
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Anno Domini 2 Dec 96 at 8:12, Bradley Ward Allen wrote: > If I'm wrong, then the kernel *DEFINATELY* needs changing > so I won't make that mistake. Standards are standards. If > you want to talk about a million bytes, call it a million bytes, > not a megabyte. Ditto billion vs. giga.
Apparently by 'giga' you mean 1000 million = miljard, which is used in most European countries.
American billion = 1000 million = giga = European miljard
European billion = 1000'000 million = tera
Cheers..
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