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From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>
To: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0112211835440.28489-100000@duckman.distro.conectiva>; from riel@conectiva.com.br on Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 06:36:22PM -0200
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On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 06:36:22PM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote:
> Also, a GB of disk space really is 2^10 * 10^6 ...
> 
> Better make sure we get it consistent ... *runs like hell*

I always thought they'd like to count the size of disks in bits...  man, 
don't you really want on of those new 240Gbit disks?  I hear they can 
pull in a sustained 200Gbit/s on reads!

		-ben
-- 
Fish.
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