On 28/02/2008, Luke Paireepinart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ian Mallett wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:27 PM, James Paige <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > 1024 is used because it is a power of two. > > 1000 is not a power of two. > > > > Yes, I know. But Kilo and 1024 are not the same. I know why it is, > > but I still think it is confusing to anyone unfamiliar with computers. > > Which is why Kilo is not an SI standard unit for 1024. > You have to use Kibibyte when referring to 1024 bytes. > Because it's confusing. > Start using the correct term, and perhaps it will catch on, like it > should've already :) >
Kilo isn't a unit at all it's just a prefix.
