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Grr. 4.7 == 4.377. by tnglives2004-09-22 07:21:12
  The sad thing is by Liava2004-09-22 07:27:45
    Erm, no, they DON'T. by McNutcase2004-09-22 07:33:25
      Computers don't read the spec sheet by version0.12004-09-22 07:37:20
        The thing is... by BrainBug 2004-09-22 07:45:59
To address memory (be it RAM, HDD, CD or DVD), the computer has to use a binary representation of the memory's address room. Using a decimal system and round numbers here would mean wasting address space.

For example let's take a (nowadays) really tiny RAM module with 1MB capacity. Let's assume that here 1MB=10^6 Byte. To address 10^6 Bytes, you would need a 20 Bit address space. However, with the same address space you can address 2^20 Bytes, thus wasting nearly 5% of potentially addressable memory.
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          Well, the simple solution to that by Liava2004-09-22 07:48:29
            Which leaves us with the problem by BrainBug2004-09-22 07:54:35
              Here come the Men in Black. by Avium2004-09-22 07:56:57
              Actually the 1MiB=1024KiB convention is still here by VCA2006-11-19 12:55:59
                You're using physics to address reality?!? ;-p by tnglives2004-09-22 08:09:50
                Nah... by BrainBug2004-09-22 08:24:52
                  The official Bittorrent client uses them by harold2004-09-22 08:38:45
          That's why I said that address space is binary by version0.12004-09-22 08:01:09
            I don't think you quite understood what he by Liava2004-09-22 08:14:20

 

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