> From: "Lewis, James M. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It depends on which def of 1k you use. I suspect the > linux utilities use 1024=1k. Read the fine print to see what the drive > manufacturer uses for 1k.
They don't need any fine print. There's a global standard for what "k" and "kilo" mean. _We_ (computer users) need to remember that we're the ones being imprecise (borrowing terminology but then being imprecise). Daniel