On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:28:00AM +0100, Daniel Gracia Garallar wrote:
> Computer programmers, OS and all around computer chit-chat use the
> prefix 'giga' to refer 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes.
>
> IEC recommends calling this GiB, but it's uncommon.
>
> Today, you could assume safely only manufacturers write Gb in the
> International System meaning; everybody else is refering to GiBs when
> talking about Gb.
... except when talking about computer networks: in that case everybody
*does* use the SI-prefixes and 1 Gb/sec really is 1000000000 bits/second,
and not 1073741824 bits/second.
--
Jurjen Oskam
Savage's Law of Expediency:
You want it bad, you'll get it bad.
