Re: PROBLEM: KB->KiB, MB -> MiB, ... (IEC 60027-2)

[Benny Amorsen]

>>>>> "DS" == David Schwartz <davids@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

DS> If you are right, a "512MB" RAM stick is mislabelled and is more
DS> correctly labelled as "536.8MB". (With 512MiB being equally
DS> correct.)

DS> Isn't that obviously not just wrong but borderline crazy?

No. It is not obvious to me what is wrong with that. RAM is the only
thing using binary units, everything else is decimal. It is about time
that RAM switched too.


/Benny


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