[MPlayer-users] Re: I wrote a mencoder mini-guide for DVD ripping

[Robert R. Wal]

On 02.08.25 Ralph Slooten pressed the following keys:

> > btw, anyone knows, who is resposible for the kilo=1024 thing?, why didnt they 
> > choose another name, kilo allready had a clear meaning afaik
> 
> Speak to Bill. I read that M$ was responsible for the 1024 thing.

Don't blame just everything on MS. 1024 thing was in use before MS had
the chance to screw anything in computers/OS-es.

I knew them and used them in my happy 8bit days (zx81, vic20[1] etc),
before I've ever heard about IBM PC architecture, Microsoft etc.

Robert

[1] well, I've used them, but I've had most fun with my c64 and amiga
 some time later ;)

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