On 2/16/2013 3:50 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> writes:On 2/14/2013 4:52 PM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:Agreed. And now there are "official" binary prefixes, so there is no excuse for not using them when powers of 2 are more convenient instead of abusing SI decimal prefixes.And who declared these made-up prefixes "official"?The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Which, unfortunately, is the wrong organization for RAM devices. JEDEC, the appropriate governing body, hasn't.
And even then, it's not a standard until it's been accepted by the mainstream. Please show where that has occurred.