[filmscanners] Re: FW: VueScan file size

["" <derek_c@cix.co.uk>]

In fact big K is used to mean 1024 rather than the 1000 of little k.

It's a shame little m was already used for milli, so big M might mean one
million or 1048576 depending upon context.

For instance RAM is always measured in MB meaning 1048576 bytes, whereas
disc drives are measured in MB meaning a million bytes.

Confusing or what?

In article <005c01c3b1e0$119abc90$1d877ad5@home1>, bob@frost.name (Bob
Frost) wrote:

> Tom,
>
> Nearly correct!!
>
> Little 'm' stands for milli (one thousandth of); big 'M' stands for mega
> (one million times). So 1 Mb = 1000 Kb = 1 000 000 bits. Don't think it
> matters whether kilo (one thousand times) is represented by k or K.
>
> Big 'B' stands for bytes, and little 'b' for bits, with 8 bits to a byte
> (usually). So 1 KB is not the same a 1 Kb, and 100 MB is not the same as
> 100Mb!
>
> So strictly speaking, your 119.9mb means 119.9 thousands of a bit, and
> since
> a bit is indivisible, that obviously doesn't make sense. Whereas 119.9
> MB
> means 119.9 megabytes (million bytes), and 119.9 Mb means 119.9
> megabits.
>
> Abbreviations often cause problems, so 'If in doubt, write it out' is a
> good
> maxim to follow.
>
> Bob Frost.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Maugham" <TMaugham@yahoo.com>
>
>
> Sorry, that should read "119,885kb or 119.9mb".

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