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

[Philip Webb]

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.
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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