Subject: Re: MB Vs Mb Vs MiB Vs...
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From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/28/2003 12:40:38
> I've occasionally wished I owned a memory maker, so that when a disk
> maker ordered (say) a 256-MB SIMM, I could ship them one that stored
> 256000000 bytes....


I had some fun trying to get the reported sizes of CF cards anywhere
near the size on the label.  For although they have 'binary' memory
chips, large chunks are stolen for other purposes.

IIRC some 32MB CF cards actually have nearer 30000000 bytes...

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk