tatref··on Why is 1 GB equal to 10^9 bytes instead of 2^30?Windows uses GiB, but displays GB. On Linux, most tools uses standard SI (1000 = K, 1024 = Ki), but not all of them...
tatref··on Why is 1 GB equal to 10^9 bytes instead of 2^30?1 GB = 1 GiB when you don't know what you're dealing with: take a look at the 1.44 MB floppy per example.1.44 MB = 1.44 B * 1000 * 1024http://support.microsoft.com/kb/121839