Date   : Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:58:50 +0000
From   : Andrew Benham <adsb@...>
Subject: Re: Grammar

Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:

> 1024*1024*1024 bytes is 1 gigabyte, always was, always will be,
> regardless of what some jumped up pompous know-nothing nanny
> "standardists" may insist.

Go on, tell us what you really think..


> <house style="jgh">
> The single letter 'K' is a unit being 1024 bytes.
> The single letter 'M' is a unit being 1024*1024 bytes.
> The single letter 'G' is a unit being 1024*1024*1024 bytes.
> 32K is 32768 bytes. 2G is 2147483658 bytes.
>  
> The prefix 'k-' is a multiplier meaning 1,000*.
> The prefix 'M-' is a multiplier meaning 1,000,000*.
> The prefix 'G-' is a multiplier meaning 1,000,000,000*.
> 32km is 32,000 metres. 2GW is 2,000,000,000 Watts.
> </house style>

That's not conforming XML.

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Andrew Benham         adsb@...       
Southgate, London N14, United Kingdom

The gates in my computer are AND OR and NOT, not "Bill"