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| From | Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB |
| Date | 2014-04-28 12:04 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <bs6ndpFqis2U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <ljke7n$rdo$1@dont-email.me> |
On 28/04/14 04:25, DFS wrote: > http://bayimg.com/CaNnBAAFN > > window in foreground is Thunar. 1st file in list is being downloaded > via Chromium. > > Chromium reports 459 MB downloaded, but Thunar shows 481 MB. > > > MS is doomed. MS is just bad at maths. A megabyte is defined as 2^20 bytes, whereas Microsoft calls a Megabyte 1,000,000 bytes. This is the reason for the difference between 459 MB and 481 MB. Regards, Ian
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Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-27 22:25 -0400
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-27 20:39 -0700
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 12:04 +0200
Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 06:35 -0400
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 12:49 +0200
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 07:50 -0500
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-28 08:41 -0400
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 15:55 +0200
Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 06:36 -0400
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-28 08:19 -0400
Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-28 08:53 -0400
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