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In a msg of , Jack Stein writes to Steve Mccrystal:
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Jack,

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

And the literate are, for the most part, well equipped to figure that out,
too, if they remember that formatted capacity is all that really matters.

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

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

Bits Per Second, the (once) proper terminology that replaced BAUD (or should
have) when protocols were developed by which the bit rate exceeded the
baudrate.

For the purists, I realize that this is not completely correct, but it makes
the point, I think.

When we had BPS, many modem manufacturers, and almost all modem resellers,
were the ones confused, intentionally IMHO, due to either laziness or
ignorance.

Now we have 'symbols', and almost nobody knows what it means, or uses it. And
Symbols Per Second would be either redundant or acceleration, depending on
perspective.

That sure cleared things up for the masses! :^)

-[Steve]-

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