Yes, using Kbytes=1000 bytes is called Puffery, used by sellers to make their stuff look more valuable than it is.
Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > [Original Message] > From: Eric T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/23/2008 1:44:44 PM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] K and milli > > Norm, > When you look at the capacity of a disk drive, or the amount of memory > installed in a computer, you are always seeing that Kbytes = 1024 bytes > thing. Of course the computer industry "assumes" that everyone knows all > this so it is only explained a very few times. > I have seen the standard (Kbyte = 1000 bytes) usage , when used in relation > to computers, explained (in small print) more often. > > Eric Thompson > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
