@[email protected] to Programmer [email protected] • 8 months agoKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?message-square172fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down126
arrow-up1357arrow-down1message-squareKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?@[email protected] to Programmer [email protected] • 8 months agomessage-square172fedilink
minus-squareKierunkowy74linkfedilink9•8 months ago1 floppy = 1.44 MO 1 CD = 700 MO 1 DVD = 4,7 GO 1 HD DVD = 15 GO 1 Blu-Ray = 25 GO
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-28 months agoThis is the logical answer (so maybe not American?), as it would relate to how we handle data. Also add 1 HDD = 1 TO
1 floppy = 1.44 MO
1 CD = 700 MO
1 DVD = 4,7 GO
1 HD DVD = 15 GO
1 Blu-Ray = 25 GO
Calling bytes ‘O’ is rather unamerican.
ASCII byte is 7 bits. 8 bits is an octet.
This is the logical answer (so maybe not American?), as it would relate to how we handle data.
Also add 1 HDD = 1 TO
I second floppies being our new base unit