17 Mar
1999
17 Mar
'99
4:42 a.m.
Bruce Lane wrote:
That has got to be the DUMBest idea I've seen
come along in years!
Are we sure this isn't one of the (in)famous Urban Legends?
I'm pretty sure, since I've seen it debated in other places with a certain
amount of seriousness and zeal. It's not being made up just to torment
people -- it's a genuine proposal.
I'm going to see if I can get in touch with NIST
today to try and verify
or disprove it. I agree with others -- it sounds like something straight
out of a kid's nonsense vocabulary. Specifically, it sounds like something
straight out of either 'Barney' or the 'Teletubbies.'
Let us know what you find out. I hope that "kilobyte" won't become one of
those words that instantly marks their users as classic-computer freaks.
I know jargon changes, but I don't want it to change in this case.
-- Derek