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From: Jeff Mcadams <jeffm@iglou.com>
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Subject: Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.hel p.
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Also sprach Mikael Abrahamsson
>On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 ncw@axis.demon.co.uk wrote:
>> Actually a 1 Mb/s connection is 1024000 bits/second (ie not 1000000
>> or 1048576 bits/second).

>But gigabit ethernet is clocked at 1.25GHz with 8b10-encoding, meaning
>you'll get literally 1.000.000.000 bits/second over that line. As far
>as I know this is true for all kinds of ethernet.
 
>Basically, it's only when it comes to memory terms that we use 1024 as
>a base.

Again..."Uhm...no."

Ethernet isn't the only networking technology out there.
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