> From: <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
> Subject: Re: Largest drive sizes in MV/VS3100 machines?
> Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 22:15:37 +0100 (MET)
> 
> > > 21 bits of block address ->  2^(21+9) 512-byte blocks = 1.073GB.
> > 
> > Actually, 1GB exactly.  Only disk manufacturers measure disk capacities
> > in metric gigabytes.
> > 
> ``metric gigabytes''? Is that a commonly used term for this? :-)

If gigabyte is an SI unit, yes.  For the official word, see:

< http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html >

    carl
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    carl lowenstein         marine physical lab     u.c. san diego
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