1KB Standards Debate

1KB = 1000 bytes Since 2007 1KB = 1024 bytes Since 1960 NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology IEC JEDEC SAE CENELEC IEEE ISO NASA Microsoft

A split collage contrasts the modern decimal definition of a kilobyte, supported by standards organizations, with the older binary definition of 1KB = 1024 bytes, shown alongside Microsoft imagery. The joke mocks the long-running confusion and disagreement over computer storage units. EN: A split collage contrasts the modern decimal definition of a kilobyte, supported by standards organizations, with the older binary definition of 1KB = 1024 bytes, shown alongside Microsoft imagery. The joke mocks the long-running confusion and disagreement over computer storage units.

• @gentoomemes / 2790 2023-03-05