Re: [pygame] PyDay #1

[James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:22:57PM -0800, Ian Mallett wrote:
>    I'm not sure.  I think PyDay should have a set of clearly defined rules.
>     If everyone objects to clarifications by one person, I think we should
>    decide on the rules together.  I'm guessing this last is because 1024 is
>    not intuitive.  Kilo means 1000, so KB should mean 1000 bytes.  I think
>    the computer industry is stupid:
>    1000bytes = 1024bytes = 1KB
>    1KB = 1.024KB = 1/1024MB = 1/1000MB
>    Ian

1024 is used because it is a power of two.
1000 is not a power of two.

I reccomend reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte for anyone who 
is often confused by the 1000 vs 1024 issue.

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James Paige