spc3r21c.pdf tupo kib != KiB

Pat LaVarre plavarre at lexarmedia.com
Wed Jan 19 16:23:21 PST 2005


* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
* "Pat LaVarre" <plavarre at lexarmedia.com>
*
Yep, you're entirely right.

Ouch, sorry.  Exactly how I got that wrong so repeatedly I don't know,
but I'm straight now, thank you.

PL

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Snively [mailto:rsnively at Brocade.COM] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:20 PM
To: Pat LaVarre; t10 at t10.org
Subject: RE: spc3r21c.pdf tupo kib != KiB

We disagree:

B is bytes

b is bits

If there is uncertainty, they should be spelled out.

See http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html

Bob

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> LaVarre
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> Subject: spc3r21c.pdf tupo kib != KiB
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> * From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
> * "Pat LaVarre" <plavarre at lexarmedia.com>
> *
> The phrase "one kibibit is 1 Kib is 1 024 bits" appears in 
> spc3r21c.pdf.
> The phrase "one kibibit is 1 KiB is 1 024 bits" was intended, 
> I believe,
> that is upper case B rather than lower case b.
> 
> Do we all agree?  If yes, then does it still help for me to mention
> that?
> 
> Hope so, Pat LaVarre
> http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
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