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"Bj�rn Persson" <spam-away@nowhere.nil> wrote in message 
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Peter Hermann wrote:
> I suppose you can talk about gibipounds and tebidollars if you like, but 
> why? We need those prefixes for things that occur in powers of two for 
> technical reasons, like memory cells. I see no reason to talk about money 
> in powers of two.

Actually, wouldn't life be simpler if everyone used 16 as their number base?