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    SubjectRe: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.help.
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    On Thursday 20 December 2001 12:47, Michael Dunsky wrote:
    > Hi!
    >
    > You are close - he uses "MiB" as short for "mebi" - Mega-binary.
    > Don't laugh - this is official! It's exactly for what you said:
    >
    > What is 1 MB?
    > 1.000.000 Byte
    > or
    > 1.048.576 Byte
    >
    >
    > For a short reading I recommend this:
    >
    > http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
    >
    >
    > ciao

    Tebi or not Tebi? That is the question. Mebi this is a good idea,
    but I doubt it. How many understand people (Americans at least)
    understand SI units before this change?? I say, gibe a break!

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    timothy.covell@ashavan.org.
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