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Giga-what????

  • 24-07-2001 10:08pm
    #1
    popinfresh
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    What is the proper name for 1024gbs???


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  • #2
    Red Moose
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    I am almost (almost) definite that you will need to provide more information wink.gif.

    1024 what? what are they meant to be? Are we talking about RAM? Hard-disk size? Bandwidth transmission rates?

    1024 GB? Gigabytes of HD space

    I don't think small 'g' is used anywhere in computer specs, always a capital 'G' (well if you are being correct). Capital B is for "Byte" and small 'b' is for "bit".

    The 's' is confusing. It's hardly "per second", so I would guess it's just a plural 's' "e.g., GigabyteSSSSS.

    Why the specific number? Only reason I recognise it as older versions of LILO couldn't boot beyond the 1024th cylinder......


  • #3
    popinfresh
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    Well I suppose I should be more specific, theres "kilo", then theres "mega", then theres "giga", what's next????
    (no comments on my spelling please)
    i hate you guys......


  • #4
    Jabba_the_SLUT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 270 ✭✭Jabba_the_SLUT


    <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Red Moose:

    1024 GB? Gigabytes of HD space

    </font>

    how cool wud that b smile.gif



  • #5
    flamegrill
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    tera smile.gif


  • #6
    Zee Dude
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    after Tera is Peta


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  • #7
    Gerry
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    I'd say its a terabyte as well.


  • #8
    rymus
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    and after peta I'm fairly sure theres Exabyte. maybe that spelling is wrong tho.

    but yes I must concur that 1024 gigs is a terabyte.. now all we have to get is a 40 terabyte hard drive to store all those damn mp3s smile.gif


  • #9
    Farls
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    Someone here has done their physics...hehe

    Farls


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