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Thread ID: 64562 2005-12-19 14:11:00 Why HDD shows less size than mentioned? sanjoo (9446) Press F1
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413962 2005-12-20 17:11:00 now here is something interesting
2^10 1,024 = 1 KiloBits
2^20 1,048,576 = 1 MegaBits
2^30 1,073,741,824 = 1 GigaBits
notice each time you add a ^10 the result goes up 10E3 (roughly)

Of course a Mebibyte is a variant way of spelling Megabyte when it is close to " Merry Christmas and ....... " which is 2^23, I wonder if there is a meganibble 2^22? I suppose in the theory books there would be.

On the other hand you should not listern to me when it gets close to " Merry Christmas and ....... " and first thing in the morning 8 equals 2^3 so a 1 MegaBite is 2^20 and a 1 MegaByte is 2^23


I'm going for a cold shower
Eric (378)
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