I often find myself explaining the same things in real life and online, so I recently started writing technical blog posts.

This one is about why it was a mistake to call 1024 bytes a kilobyte. It’s about a 20min read so thank you very much in advance if you find the time to read it.

Feedback is very much welcome. Thank you.

  • PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    abhibeckert in this thread had a good point. Floppies used the power of ten prefixes, so it wasn’t particularly consistent.