Re: lynx-dev Re: when, where, why "kb/sec"?

[dickey]

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> 980910 Thomas Dickey wrote:  
> > (10/09/1998 19:43) Christian Weisgerber:  
> >> The abbreviation for the SI prefix "kilo" (1000) is 'k'. Lower case.  
> > there's 'k' (1000) and 'K' (1024).  we're using 1024. 
>   
> that's a new distinction for me. 
it's a common convention with programmers - two flavors of "kilo".

> originally -- back in the days of Robespierre -- , 
> prefixes  > 1  used capitals (D H K),  < 1  lower-case (d c m); 
> my understanding has been that today `k' & `K' are both allowed, 
> tho' `K' is more consistent with SI's `M G T P E'; 
> in German, `Kilometer' will have a capital, being a noun. 
> anyway, as i said before, i won't risk my life over it. 
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