Hallo, * Lisi Reisz [Sat, Feb 16 2013, 08:20:45AM]: > On Saturday 16 February 2013 03:20:54 Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > When dealing with computers, it's powers of 2. When > > dealing with distances, it's powers of 10. > > Not so. Manufacturers of hard drives normally (frequently?) give the size in > decimal, though they obviously don't say so, to make them look bigger.
Actually, they do say so. Most harddisks I have seen so far have the explanation printed on them or an explicite reference to the documentation where they tell you that. In fact, the main reason for becoming a drama is the impression that numbers have on some people's mind. "I bought a 32 gig stick and Windows says it's not even 30 gig on it... that's FRAUD!!" Regards, Eduard. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
