Quoting "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net>:
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The Wednesday 2007-05-02 at 16:40 +0200, Örn Hansen wrote:
300 _GB_ is the correct naming, as the prefix Giga meaning 10^9 is way older than the "mistaken" computer parlance meaning of 2^30. This second meaning should use instead the new standard GiB (gibibite).
I think a byte is always 2^8, no matter what. So, a GB referenced as (2^8) * 10^9 sounds kinda odd, especially when you historically talk about kilobyte as 1024 (2^10) and a megabyte as 1024*1024 (2^20). =)
Yes, it sounds odd, but nevertheless, it is the correct usage now (IEEE 1541). The "classic" G (GB) in computer parlance has changed to Gi (GiB, to diferentiate from the G prefix as used in all the rest of units in the SI.
The byte remains the same. The change is in the prefixes. "Gi" is read "gibi", meaning 2³?. "G" means 10?. This way there is no ambiguity.
That is fascinating. I wasn't aware there was an actual change. I just figured the hard drive manufacturers were just trying to pull the wool over our collective eyes. So, now my memory management documentation is all wrong? I no longer have 4K of memory in my TRS-80? :P -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org