On 2/16/2013 3:50 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> writes:
On 2/14/2013 4:52 PM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
Agreed. And now there are "official" binary prefixes, so there is no
excuse for not using them when powers of 2 are more convenient instead
of abusing SI decimal prefixes.
And who declared these made-up prefixes "official"?
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Which, unfortunately, is the wrong organization for RAM devices. JEDEC,
the appropriate governing body, hasn't.
And even then, it's not a standard until it's been accepted by the
mainstream. Please show where that has occurred.
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