[Gllug] Bytes to Megabytes

[Russell Howe]

On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 02:25:15PM +0100, Julian Somers wrote:
> I have always used ( bytes / 1024 ) / 1024 to calculate file sizes in MB
> (1MB = 1,048,576 bytes). But having read the three definitions of a
> Megabyte here -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte -- I believe I
> should be using 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes in this case.

I'd just say that you're measuring MiB, and use 2^20 (1024*1024) bytes
as a MiB.

Then all you need to do is fight off the people who say that calling a
megabyte MiB just because some ass-brained marketing departments abused
the original "MB" designation is giving in and being weak-willed.

Them and the people who say "wtf is MiB when it's at home? Why are you
measuring Will Smith and why are there so many of him?!"

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