Messages in this thread | | | From | (Chris Adams) | Subject | Re: 10.2 Gig HDD | Date | 21 Jan 1999 10:27:22 -0600 |
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Once upon a time, Craig Whitmore <lennon@igrin.co.nz> said: >To my Knowledge 9789MB Not Equal 10.2Gig
No, but
9789 MB (1024 * 1024 bytes) = 10264510464 bytes 10264510464 bytes = 10.2 GB (1000 * 1000 * 1000 bytes)
Disk makers decided disks didn't sound big enough so they redefined the terms. -- Chris Adams - cadams@ro.com System Administrator - Renaissance Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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