BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 months 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-square167fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down127
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squareYodaDaCoda@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·3 months agoI like this because the amount of bits in a stack can vary depending on whose foot you use to measure, or the thickness of the card stock.
minus-squaregrozzle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 months agoIBM standard cards are one 48th of a barleycorn thick. I believe IBM measured from the 1932 Iowa Reference Barleycorn, now kept in the vault inside Mt Rushmore.
I like this because the amount of bits in a stack can vary depending on whose foot you use to measure, or the thickness of the card stock.
IBM standard cards are one 48th of a barleycorn thick. I believe IBM measured from the 1932 Iowa Reference Barleycorn, now kept in the vault inside Mt Rushmore.