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

[Leonid Pauzner]

>> > (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".


I feel the only question here:
is it good enouth to have both "KB" and "kb/s" in the same line...
(they have common 1024 denominator, of cause).


>> 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.
>>