Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.help
From: Mike Dresser (mdresser_l@windsormachine.com)
Date: Mon Mar 18 2002 - 14:00:03 EST
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On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Rik van Riel wrote:
> > The unit here is B, which does conflict with the unit bel, but is
> > widely used to mean byte in computer contexts.
>
> Also, the kilobell is highly unlikely to be used ;)
>
> Rik
Dunno about that, the S/N ratio on slashdot seems to get into the kB's
somedays.
=)
mike
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