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Posted: Aug 24 2009, 03:11 PM
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QUOTE (Baroque @ Aug 24 2009, 12:57 PM)
that's pretty funny since 1000 is not more than 1024 and this wouldn't like

make any sense

if they sold them in gygasbytes or whatever somebody would ask what the **** a gygasbyte was, and be told 1024, and then they would know that is more than 1000

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Here's an idea: you could do better.

1000 is less than 1024. That's why selling Hard Drives with Byte measurements in Metric makes it SEEM like you are getting more.

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QUOTE (OniLink10 @ Aug 24 2009, 12:11 PM)
1000 is less than 1024. That's why selling Hard Drives with Byte measurements in Metric makes it SEEM like you are getting more.

Uh, no it doesn't? Telling you you're getting 1000 bytes when you're really getting 1024 doesn't make it seem like you're getting more of anything.

They don't increase the number on the box, you know. It's still calculated as 1024 to the unit; the only difference is the word they use.


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its the correct form of to.........lemme run it down for ya

to is used when your talking about the number. good way to remember this: to has to letters

too is used when your talkin about actions in stuff.

two is used when your talking about places and locations
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