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

[Bret Busby]

Brian Tombleson wrote:
> 
> ----- 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.

Many sore little feet?

Perhaps, that  is why the EFTPOS machines get a bit slow, sometimes -
the poor little things must get tired, running backwards and forwards,
carrying all those packets.

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Bret Busby

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