[bmwg] Definition of kilowbit

"John Tinsley" <jtinsley@nortelnetworks.com> Wed, 16 May 2001 20:31 UTC

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From: John Tinsley <jtinsley@nortelnetworks.com>
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BMWGers,

I am having a diffierence of opinion with a colleague.  When calculating
kilobits per second, should be define kilobit as 1000 bits or 1024 bits?

Comments please!!