From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8e6b9c381fbdbec0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-10 14:36:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!aotearoa.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!nerim.net!teaser.fr!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "David C. Hoos, Sr." Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: buying a compter Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:37:05 -0500 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: References: <20020809232207.00535.00001627@mb-fu.aol.com> <8Ve59.3217$hk3.695926@news.xtra.co.nz> Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1029015362 76194 137.194.161.2 (10 Aug 2002 21:36:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 21:36:02 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2711.0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.12 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Original-Cc: ang@xtra.co.nz Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:27921 Date: 2002-08-10T16:37:05-05:00 ----- Original Message ----- From: "AG" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada To: Sent: August 10, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: Re: buying a compter > > "David C. Hoos, Sr." wrote in message > news:mailman.1028984041.26687.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... > > 1 GHz = 1000 MHz = 1,000,000 KHz = 1,000,000,000 Hz > > Ahh, but much too often there is > a confusion - if you buy a computer > that is quoted as having 1Gb of > memory, you aren't likely to receive > exactly 1,000,000,000 bytes ;-) There may be confusion about the meaning og Giga-, Mega-, and Kilo- when it comes to memory space, just because 1024 is a handy integer power of 2 -- but there is no such confusion when it comes to _frequency_, which is what the original poster was talking about. > > > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada > >