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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)

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[-] tvbusy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I would suggest:

1KB = storage capacity of 1 kg of 1.44 floppy disks.
1MB = storage capacity of 0.0106 mile of CD drives.
1GB = storage capacity of 1 good computer in the 2000s.
1TB = storage capacity of 1 truck of GB (see above)

PS: just to be clear, I meant CD drives, not CD discs.

[-] WayTooDank@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

1 kg

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Don't you mean one pound, abbreviated lb?

[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 25 points 5 months ago

Naw, it's actually one Kinda Gallon; a Kinda Gallon of course referring to the average of the masses of a gallon of water, a gallon of beer, and a gallon of whiskey.

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