Re: data storage terminology

Subject: Re: data storage terminology
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:41:49 -0700

There's no uncertainty. In the context of data storage, TB means 2^40.
The people who pretend that it means 10^12 are simply lying.

I'm surprised there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit along the lines
of the one that forced monitor manufacturers to change their ways some
years back:

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-279169.html

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 6:48 AM, Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
> ... do I
> agree with NIST that something like them is necessary to eliminate
> uncertainly in statements of data storage capacity? Yes, I do.
> -Fred Ridder
>
>
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References:
data storage terminology: From: Sam Lightbourne
Re: data storage terminology: From: Peter Neilson
Re: data storage terminology: From: Robert Lauriston
RE: data storage terminology: From: Fred Ridder

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