what's in a bit? (Re: [plug] Mailing list archive)

[Brian Tombleson]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bret Busby" <bret at clearsol.iinet.net.au>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:49 AM


> "Shackleton, Kevin" wrote:
> >
> > <pedancy=max>
> > I notice that Telstra Bigpond site is covered with references about
'mb' -
> > they offer rates of millibits apparently, where others might try to aim
for
> > megabyes ('MB').
> >
> > K.
> >
>
> Given that the prefix "milli", means a thousandth (cf millimetre,
> millilitre, etc), this sounds like they are getting some pretty good
> resolution. A thousandth of a bit!
>
> The mind boggles...

Maybe they were thinking of 'millipede' and decided to run with that idea :)

- Brian.