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   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   oops; cases switched.   
      
   Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Mike Easter wrote:   
   >   
   > And, for the 'record' the 'internationally accepted' abbreviation for   
   > kilobyte is Kb, while the similarly accepted abbreviation for kibibyte   
   > is KiB.   
   >   
   Of course the kilobyte is kB (NOT Kb).   
      
   > The 'problem' w/ the apparent discrepancy in the lettercase of the K/k   
   > is the 'inconsistency' in the base 10 family, where only the kilo is a   
   > lower case, and all of the rest starting w/ mega are capped; whereas in   
   > the base 2 family, the prefix abbreviation letter is always capped.   
   >   
      
      
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