On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 13:56:58 +0100 Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually the term for 1024^3 bytes is mebibyte, and 1024 of them is a > > gibibyte: > > Gibidigibidibigigidigibigidibigidibibigibi!!!! > > Human language isn't amenable to standardisation. In common usage, > kilo, mega etc. in the computer context refer to the power of 2 which > is closest to the power of 10 to which they refer in decimal contexts. > So a megabyte *is* 1048576 bytes, etc, and I don't think this usage is > particularly likely to change.
I didn't say I liked it, I just pointed out the "correct" usage. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
