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Posted on 05-30-06 12:45 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Jagori
In a computer, bits are atomic. It can't have 9.96578428 bits, and this is something to consider since the unit/prefix in question is generally used in reference to computers.
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Posted on 05-30-06 01:11 AM Link | Quote
What do you mean? I was just responding to Squash Monster's comment about whole numbers not being special. Mathematically they don't have to be, but if you're counting discrete objects they are. I never said that meant that kilobyte = 1024 bytes.

Obviously, 'kilo' is a prefix meaning 1000, not 1024. I've known about the term 'kibibyte' for quite a while, but I don't really care enough to go through "what's a kibibyte?" every time I want to talk about multiples of 1024 bytes, which is quite often.
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Posted on 05-30-06 01:26 AM Link | Quote
Exactly, the only time anyone says "kilobyte" and means "1000 bytes" is when they're trying to sell you a hard drive so they can make it sound more impressive by using bigger numbers.
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