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Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no> writes:

> * Dmitry A. Kazakov @2004-10-29 12:41
>> In computing Giga = 2**30
>
> That is just plain false. Adjust your opinions accordingly.

It's not plain false, it's just usually false.
When quoting disk capacities, giga usually means giga; but when
quoting memory capacities, including devices such as memory sticks,
giga almost always means gibi.

A cursory Google shows that a lot of people think it primarily means
gibi in computing!