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Re: Listfile ,11 (huh?)
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Mark Boyd <[log in to unmask]>
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Mark Boyd <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:12:19 -0700
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Gibibyte.  You made that up.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Scott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 12:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Listfile ,11 (huh?)

Jeff writes:
> I don't especially like it, but the "standard" is here:
> http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html

For small values of "standard".  That page also says:

"It is important to recognize that the new prefixes for binary multiples are
not part of the International System of Units (SI), the modern metric
system."

Personally I'm not prepared to use the word "gibibyte" as part of any
serious discussion :-)

G.

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