BmeBenji (he/him) ( BmeBenji@lemm.ee ) to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?message-squaremessage-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1213
arrow-up1213message-squareKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?BmeBenji (he/him) ( BmeBenji@lemm.ee ) to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square107linkfedilink
minus-squaretvbusy ( tvbusy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·edit-23 years agoI would suggest: 1KB = storage capacity of 1 kg of 1.44 floppy disks. 1MB = storage capacity of 0.0106 mile of CD drives. 1GB = storage capacity of 1 good computer in the 2000s. 1TB = storage capacity of 1 truck of GB (see above) PS: just to be clear, I meant CD drives, not CD discs.
I would suggest:
PS: just to be clear, I meant CD drives, not CD discs.