BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 7 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-square195fedilinkarrow-up1395
arrow-up1395message-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 · 7 months agomessage-square195fedilink
minus-squareYodaDaCoda@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·7 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-up14·7 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.