Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.help.

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2001-12-22T04:55:48Z

On 21 Dec 2001, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> > Finally, Farhenheit units are smaller so that they make more convenient
> > divisions: Eg.
>
> Bullsh*t. They seem more natural to you because you're more used to
> them. Anyone who hasn't grown up on the system think that Fahrenheit
> is the ultimate in lunacy.

Fahrenheit units were developed by a different process than Celsius, but
they are both "natural". The Celsius scale is 0 = freezing point of
water and 100 = boiling point of water. The Fahrenheit scale was
developed less precisely -- 0 is approximately the freezing point of
human blood, IIRC, and 100 is approximately body temperature (Fahrenheit
may have had a fever :)).
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