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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by BmeBenji@lemm.ee to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Kilo comes from greek and has meant 1000 for 1000's of years. If you want 2^10 to be represented using greek prefixes, it better involve "deca" and "di". Kilo (and di) would be usable for roughly 1.071508607186267 x 10^301 byte. KB was wrong when it was invented, but they were only wrong for decades at least.

[–] survivalmachine@beehaw.org 4 points 8 months ago

Computers have ruled the planet for longer than the Greeks ever did. The history lesson is appreciated, but we're living in the future, now, and the future is digital.