Re: GB vs. MB

Lauri Tischler (ltischler@efore.fi)
Mon, 2 Dec 1996 15:44:00 GMT +2

Anno Domini 2 Dec 96 at 8:12, Bradley Ward Allen wrote:
> If I'm wrong, then the kernel *DEFINATELY* needs changing
> so I won't make that mistake. Standards are standards. If
> you want to talk about a million bytes, call it a million bytes,
> not a megabyte. Ditto billion vs. giga.

Apparently by 'giga' you mean 1000 million = miljard, which is used
in most European countries.

American billion = 1000 million = giga = European miljard

European billion = 1000'000 million = tera

Cheers..

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