Steve Mccrystal wrote in a message to Jack Stein:

 JS> I like k,m and g for the small ones, K,M, and G for the big
 JS> ones...

 JS> Whats so tough about that?

 SM> I normally just assume that when I'm talking to computer
 SM> literate folks, they'll understand what I ean by each of the
 SM> above, and those who aren't computer literate wouldn't
 SM> understand it even if I explained it to them. 

I agree 99%.  The only computer literate folks that don't do this are hard
drive manufacturers it seems.  Today, it doesn't really matter a lot, unless
you're trying to figure out exactly what your drive space is vs supposed to
be.

 SM> This whole thing sorta reminds me of the switch from BPS to
 SM> Symbols.  The entire world could do without it!

I dunno what BPS is, but I think I can safely agree with you:-)

                                              Jack 
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