Re: simple question for converting bytes->mb,etc.
Re: simple question for converting bytes->mb,etc.
- Subject: Re: simple question for converting bytes->mb,etc.
- From: Allan Odgaard <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:54:28 +0100
On 12. Mar 2004, at 11:48, Francisco Tolmasky wrote:
First off, in our program displays should we be using the 2^x method,
or the 10^x for defining KB and meg, etc.
I don't rally know of any computer programs which use 10^x -- that
seems to be reserved for harddisk manufacturers.
But if you worry about ambiguities, you could use the IEC prefixes for
binary multiples:
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html --
although it might at first make your user wonder what KiB, MiB, GiB
etc. is, but he is probable more likely to look that up, than check
your manual to see which system you use :)
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