This is Joseph. I wrote about this subject some time ago. There are differences between what computers call it "binary" and standard Metric systems. The size issue is normal. A Kilobyte according to binary standard is 1024 bytes, or characters. A Kilobyte according to standard Metric measurement is 1000 characters. A Megabyte according to binary standard is 1048576 characters versus 1 million characters according to standard Metric system. So a 1 GB CF card might have capacity of approx 1 billion characters. If you plug it onto your PC using a card reader, you'll notice that the size is reported as something like 977 MB. It is because storage manufacturers use Metric measurement to label the capacity. So, a 128 MB CF card might have capacity of slightly less than 121 MB. If you check it on the BN, it reports the size as something like, 128048512 characters. I hope this information may help you. P.S. A Gigabyte according to binary standard is 1073741824 characters versus 1 billion characters according to Metric system.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Welty Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 5:00 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: re: [Braillenote] disk sizes how could a 5 GB disk have 7 gb on it? That doesn't make since. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: stephen thacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote Egroup <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:02:46 +0000 >Subject: [Braillenote] disk sizes >Hi folks >ny Firstly, I've got my 5gb micro drive to work with Mpower whilst the 1gb which needs an adaptor (the other doesn't) won't work, so it appears Dean is right about the power. >Mow, have of you like me noticed that the disk sizes have shrunk with Mpower! Why I wonder? For example, in the classic machines, my 5gb micro drive had about 7.4gb on it. I also observe that the 128mb hard disk only has a capacity of 119mb and the KeySoft disk which I would have expected 32mb only has 31.4! Anyone lighten me what's happened? Putting the 5gb in my PTR1 reveals that there's still 7.4gb on the disk! How strange! >Cheers, Steve >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
