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SubjectRe: GB vs. MB
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koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Harald Koenig) writes:

> I like the disk size message in sd.c but since 1MB == 1024*1024 ==
> 2^20,

It isn't as simple as that.

1MB of RAM is, indeed, equal to 1024*1024 bytes.
But 1.44MB floppy has 1.44*1000*1024 bytes.
With hard disks, your mileage may vary.

MJ

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