Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 04 Dec 1996 01:38:25 +0100 | From | Alexandre Maret <> | Subject | Re: GB vs. MB |
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Kevin Lentin wrote: > > Ummm, Win95 (be it a real tool or not) uses _real_ megabytes: 2^20. So, if > Linux were to change it would probably be the only OS out there that has > conceded to the drive manufacturers. If Microsoft can hold out, then we > certainly can.
true !
and even some drive manufacturers are talking about millions of bytes (!)... so why bother. Do it The Right Way (and it's rare but...) and follow Microsoft (tsss tss tss... not too far)... GB are 2^30 !
PLEASE : every time I got a message in this thread, I thought "will they stop ?", and I'm starting to post too... so the question is now : what do the concerned guy think about this, considered what has been "discussed" these last days (yes, the one who maintain this code)
alex
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