In article <m11fSMF-000g5eC@most.weird.com>
woods@most.weird.com writes:

> The whole idea of accounting for computer storage in units of 1000
> bytes, or even worse 1000 bits, is so alien, disgusting, and meaningless
> to me that I'd prefer just to stomp it out!  ;-)  I sure don't want to
> give it any credence by commonly refering to it as 'kB' or 'kb'
> respectively.

(agreed:)

How about "1.44MB" floppy. :-)

1440KB = 1474560 byte
       ~ 1.41 x 2^20 		# 1.41MB?
       ~ 1.47 x 10^6		# 1.47MB?

See the installation document or fdc(4) for the string. :)
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ITOH, Yasufumi