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On Fri, 2006-03-17 09:42:06 +0100, Johnny Billquist <bqt@update.uu.se> wrot=
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> It is the 6-byte CDB. I don't know where 1.073 came from, since the=20
> reason for the restriction is exactly that 21 bits for block number.
> Maybe it's a case of classical confusion about what 1 GB is...

Most probably, it's the confusion between 1024 and 1000:

jbglaw@bixie:~/foo/gcc-GET_CODE_rediff/src-gcc-hacked/gcc/config/vax$ echo =
-e "scale=3D10\n1024*1024*1024/1000/1000/1000" | bc
1.0737418240

So one "computer" gigabyte is 1073 sales' gigabyte.

MfG, JBG

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