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


From: Sinan Kaan Yerli
Subject: lynx-dev Re: when, where, why "kb/sec"?
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 20:23:46 +0100

(10/09/1998 19:43) Christian Weisgerber:

>In article <address@hidden>,
>Philip Webb <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> `s' is SI for `second', `K' (rather than `k') used to be `thousand',
>
>The abbreviation for the SI prefix "kilo" (1000) is 'k'. Lower case.

Correct!

Hoping that the following would make an end to this unit conflict:

% units kbyte
  Meaning: kilobyte(8bits)
 SI value: 10+3
% units kbit
  Meaning: kilobinary information unit
 SI value: 10+3
% units Mbyte
  Meaning: megabyte(8bits)
 SI value: 10+6
% units kbytes kbits
  Meaning: kilo<?bytes>
 SI value: ?
  Meaning: kilo<?bits>
 SI value: ?
%

ps: 10+3 means 10 to the power 3

ps2: solaris /usr/bin/units does not have kbyte/kbit but Linux one should.
     The above output is created by a modified (for astronomy) version
     of units which is developed in Strassburg, France.


Sinan.

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