> -----Original Message----- > From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Laurence TeknoLiber > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:04 PM > To: iMac List > Subject: MB not Mb !!!! [OT] > > > >From: "Ben Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <snip> > > >Steve, you are probably limited to 137Mb (128Mb formatted) > > I am not having a go at you for writing M instead of G (megabyte > as opposed to gigabyte), but what really gets my back up is that > so many in the Mac community write Mb Gb and not MB GB. > > A "b" is a bit, a single 1 or 0, whereas a "B" is a byte, which is eight > bits. > > Even Mac User UK insist on writing Mb. Plain ignorance. > > I studied for 4 years at University among a bunch of PC users (we > studied electronics, so it is understandable that no-one else used Macs), > but I can really see why they have such a low-tech opinion of Mac users!! > > > > Laurence
My mistake on the G, it should be M! however I will not apologise for using b rather than B as in the UK b is used in a lot of catalogues etc (I just checked RS & Farnell, they use both b & B interchangeably) Ben. NB I suggest you sort out the Pro's before hassling us poor ignorant users, after all we are just trying to be helpful !!!! -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
