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Quote:see, i always thought 1kb = 1024 bytes
learn something new every day ty
Nope, you are correct. 1 KB=1024b and one MB=1024 KB.
f only life let you press CTRL-Z.
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No Zack.
New standard.
1K = 1000
NOT 1024
1Ki = 1024
NO 1000
Ki
Mi
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Are the new computer values, they're 1024 based.
Because, kilo = 1000
Except for the backwards retards over the sea who thinks it's still imperial time..
Maybe they/you should use stuff like:
1stone bytes = 1024bytes
?
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MiB and the like are gay. Standards committees can go suck a rock or whatever... I'm going to use MB to mean 2^10 kilobytes and KB to mean 2^10 bytes until the day I die... [/rant]
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Same here..
I'm just saying, as everyone else was pointing fingers
interesting to know tho, i never even heard of this ;p