Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB

Dr. Kelsey Hudson (kernel@blackhole.compendium-tech.com)
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 13:24:59 -0800 (PST)


On Sat, 22 Dec 2001, J.A. Magallon wrote:
> And different length for sea and land 'miles'. Very natural...

nautical miles are defined as 1852 meters, the exact length of one second
of longitude at the equator :)

Kelsey Hudson khudson@ctica.com
Software Engineer
Compendium Technologies, Inc (619) 725-0771
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