RE: PROBLEM: KB->KiB, MB -> MiB, ... (IEC 60027-2)

> [1.] One line summary of the problem: 
> KB->KiB, MB -> MiB, ... (IEC 60027-2 Letter symbols to be used in 
> electrical 
> technology – Part 2)
> Should be everywere KiB, MiB, GiB, ... according to IEC 60027-2 

	Bytes are not an SI unit. A "megabyte" doesn't have to be a million bytes any more than a "megaphone" has to be a million phones. A "megabyte" is 1,048,576 bytes. The "mega" in there is not an SI prefix. "Mega" is only an SI prefix when it appears before an SI unit.

	DS


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