[wellylug] [OT] Internet & Citylink

[Donald Gordon]

On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 21:02 +1300, David Antliff wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
> > the closest you can get is 1024 which is the correct definition of kilo 
> > in computer terms.
> 
> The problem here is that we aren't talking "computer terms" - we are 
> talking "communications terms" and the definition is quite clear.
> 
> If you like, you can consider bytes to be 'computer related' and bits to 
> be 'information/communications related'. A kilobyte is indeed 1024 bytes, 
> but a kilobit is 1000 bits. Or as Leo's URL mentions, the even more 
> correct term for 1024 bytes is a kibibyte.

Well, I'd say a kilobit was 1024bits if you were talking about RAM
(256kilobits!).  But 1000bits if talking about comms stuff
(256kilobits/second).  So it's not that thimple.

donald