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You mean, like he did in the bit where he said: "Finally, even for RAM calling 2^30 bytes "1 GB" isn't really proper; instead, the IEC binary multiplier prefix "Gi-" should be used."


First, that doesn't refer to the parallel naming schemes, it only criticizes use of "GB" as an acronym.

Second, it's not specific enough -- the fact that two parallel measurement schemes are in effect is the answer to the question he asks in his title. That deserves more than an offhand, incomplete reference.




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