Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 14:25:26 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <syssgm@devetir.qld.gov.au> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Cc: syssgm@devetir.qld.gov.au Subject: Re: Memory configuration of ftp.cdrom.com Message-ID: <199601310425.OAA22647@orion.devetir.qld.gov.au>
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Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> typed: >BTW - Mb = Megabit, MB = Megabyte - the above mb means millibit. I've always been bothered by this megabit/megabyte confusion. By what authority do you claim that b == bit and B == byte? In my younger days, no one was particularly interested in bits, and Mb meant megabyte. It's all this new fangled networking stuff that has brought bits back into the spotlight. Still, should I quibble over this when I can still buy cans of food marked 450gm. Gram metres must be useful for something, but not measuring food. :-) Stephen McKay, Apprentice Pedant to the Government.
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