Re: What is a gigabyte

In article <1tmkv1hboj9p4lamiqd4spshj9u59e3qf7@xxxxxxx>,
Denis Beauregard <no@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Le Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:22:13 -0600, "Steve W. Jackson"
<stevewjackson@xxxxxxxxxxx> écrivait dans soc.genealogy.computing:

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to
1,024 megabytes (230 bytes).
One billion bytes. (U.S. Billion - 1,000 million)

What? What's the "230 bytes" about? What's a "U.S." anything got to do
with this?

No idea for the 230, but keep in mind that in French, we have:

1 million = 1,000,000
1 milliard = 1,000,000,000
1 billion = 1,000,000,000,000

while in English:

1 million = 1,000,000
1 billion = 1,000,000,000

No idea for other languages, but perhaps someone who knew that the
billion can be defined differently depending on the language.


Denis

A good day is one in which I learn something new. I had no idea that
the French used billion any differently than I already knew. Thanks for
enlightening me.

= Steve =
--
Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama
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