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From: m_andree@tribal.line.org (Matthias Andree)
Subject: Re: New IEC proposal: 1 kibibyte = 1024 bytes
Date: 16 Jan 1997 19:05:19 +0100
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PROFI@ROMEO.BERLINET.DE (Hans Fischer) schrieb am 04.01.1997:

> From there I found your proposal better. However, instead of the pre- 
> prefix "di" (probably for "digital") I would be for a simple "b" (for  
> "binary" or german "binr" resp.) and for a simple "d" (for "decimal" or  
> german "dezimal" resp.). And the use should stay optional, according to  
> the context:

>                Binary                  Decimal
>    Factor   Name (Symbol)   Factor   Name (Symbol)
> 
>     2^10     b-kilo (bk)     10^3     d-kilo (dk)
>     2^20     b-mega (bM)     10^6     d-mega (dM)
>     2^30     b-giga (bG)     10^9     d-giga (dG)
>     2^40     b-tera (bT)     10^12    d-tera (dT)
> 
> Examples:
> 
>     1 [b]kBit = 2^10 Bit     1 [d]kg   = 1000 g
>     1 [b]MBit = 2^20 Bit     1 [d]MHz  = 10^6 Hz
> 
> The hard disk manufacturers concerned could finally stop lying then:
> 
>             1,2 dGB   = 1,2 x 10^9 Byte

You're talking about 1.2  deci-giga-byte?  Ignorant  and  therefore  not
appropriate. We are wasting time.

Gru,

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