> -----Original Message----- > From: Sævar Öfjörð [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 June 2003 01:27 > > Actually, if we want too go into details, according to the > international > standard for units, there is a big difference in 'M' and 'm'. > 'M' means > Mega and 'm' means milli. You are probably aware of that Mega is 10 in > the power of 3 but milli is 10 in the power of -3. The difference is, > like, a million.
Well, if we're going to get *really* picky, lower-case b is the SI abbreviation for bar, the unit of pressure -- so I'm afraid I read Mb as Megabar (and wince at the thought!), and mb as millibar. As there's no international standard abbreviations for bit and byte, they really should be written out in full (Mbyte, Gbit, etc.), although I can appreciate the desire to use as few keystrokes as possible! Since, as far as I'm aware, B has no SI meaning, I can just about cope with kB, MB for kilobytes, Megabytes, and so on -- but mb will always be millibar to me (and raise a wry smile whenever I see it in memory-size contexts!). Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
