Re: [SLUG] ADSL modem recommendations (with bridging)

[Matthew Hannigan <mlh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 05:43:56PM +1100, Peter Hardy wrote:
> I call shenanigans!
> 
> On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 16:22 +1100, Matthew Hannigan wrote:
> > Don't stop there!
> > 
> > You probably mean bits not b(ytes) and mebi not mega,
> > so it's
> >     108 Mibit/s
> 
> 1) It's mibi not mebi.

I don't think so Mister!  
Your url disagrees with you! So there!!!!

and also:
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html

> 2) The same standard that defines mibi- as a prefix (IEEE 1541 [1])
> specifies that b is the symbol for bits, and B should be used for bytes.
> In practical use, though, I tend to see either bits or B.
> 
> -- 
> Pete, who measures his traffic in gross nybbles to reduce confusion.
> 

per ..?  fortnight?

Who actually uses these prefixes in real actual speech?
Not me, I'd feel a right wally.

> [1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1541