bits are absolute. this discussion should take a turn to beck's ass again.
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 07:29:54PM +0100, Jurjen Oskam wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:28:00AM +0100, Daniel Gracia Garallar wrote: > > > Computer programmers, OS and all around computer chit-chat use the > > prefix 'giga' to refer 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes. > > > > IEC recommends calling this GiB, but it's uncommon. > > > > Today, you could assume safely only manufacturers write Gb in the > > International System meaning; everybody else is refering to GiBs when > > talking about Gb. > > ... except when talking about computer networks: in that case everybody > *does* use the SI-prefixes and 1 Gb/sec really is 1000000000 bits/second, > and not 1073741824 bits/second. > > -- > Jurjen Oskam > > Savage's Law of Expediency: > You want it bad, you'll get it bad.
