IMHO xxbi scaled notation makes little sense except in the context of things that have a close relationship to integral powers of 2. It might be accurate to say "my annual salary is 65.37 kibibucks (Ki$ ?)" but it is hardly illuminating.
Charles Composed on a mobile: please excuse my brevity Kirk Talman <[email protected]> wrote: >I am curious. I know and understand that 1234567 = 1234.567K = 1.234567M > >But is the notation such that 1234567 = 1205.657Ki? And how would one >write the Mi value to as many places? > >And how are fractional parts handled in "binary" notation? The link below >did not say. And the example about 1.44 MB diskette was not helpful. > >I am guessing that this is a kind of unnatural blend (cross-breed) between >decimal and "binary prefix" notation. > >IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on >05/02/2013 02:31:45 PM: > >> From: John Gilmore <[email protected]> > >> See the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) website: > >> http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html > > >----------------------------------------- >The information contained in this communication (including any >attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the >personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom >it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended >recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended >recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this >communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, >or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any >action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly >prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, >please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original >message. Thank you > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
