On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 23:58 +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote: > after thinking about this a little id suggest > 123E3 = 123 * 10^3 and 123P10 = 123 * 2^10 notation, this is also almost > supported by strtod > this would free KBM* which we could either drop or leave it at the SI units IMO 5M / 5Mi is easier to use than 5E6 / 5P20.