[USMA:12587] Re: WSJ letters

[Bill Potts]

Jonathan Dowling wrote:
> Yes, but they should be. This problem (that a "kb" is
> actually 1024 bytes) annoys me greatly because having
> to explain to people that "k" always means 1000 unless
> you mean computer bytes confuses them, reinforcing the
> belief that the metric system is complicated.

See http://metric1.org/binprfx.htm.

Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
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