Two steps from a kilobyte and Bamberg Cathedral

2¹⁰ = 1024 is the foundational computer number (kilobyte = 1024 bytes). 1022 = 1024−2: two steps from the digital era's defining number. The number that almost became a kilobyte.

In 1022, King Henry II of Germany consecrated Bamberg Cathedral — a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture. Henry II was later canonised and buried in this very cathedral.

1+0+2+2=5. Five-freedom in a number standing at the threshold of 1024. Zero inside — a pause on the way to a great milestone.