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The Wednesday 2007-05-02 at 16:40 +0200, Örn Hansen wrote:
300 _GB_ is the correct naming, as the prefix Giga meaning 10^9 is
way older than the "mistaken" computer parlance meaning of 2^30. This
second meaning should use instead the new standard GiB (gibibite).
I think a byte is always 2^8, no matter what. So, a GB referenced as
(2^8) * 10^9 sounds kinda odd, especially when you historically talk
about kilobyte as 1024 (2^10) and a megabyte as 1024*1024 (2^20). =)
Yes, it sounds odd, but nevertheless, it is the correct usage now (IEEE
1541). The "classic" G (GB) in computer parlance has changed to Gi (GiB,
to diferentiate from the G prefix as used in all the rest of units in the
SI.
The byte remains the same. The change is in the prefixes. "Gi" is read
"gibi", meaning 2³⁰. "G" means 10⁹. This way there is no ambiguity.
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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