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Subject:Summary: GB Initialism From:Karla McMaster <mcmaster%pcmail -dot- cti-pet -dot- com -at- CTI-PET -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 3 Oct 1996 08:38:41 EST
Thanks again to those who took the time to answer my question about
Mega/Giga bytes. I knew that MB/GB were commonly used in computer mags,
but had been told to find a better reference. Thankfully, Chris Thiessen
pointed me to the Microsoft Style Guide (which I haven't yet invested
in, as I'm working with a UNIX interface, but am beginning to think I
should, anyway). And Stacey pointed me to a wonderful online computer
dictionary:
