BmeBenji (he/him)@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?message-squaremessage-square192fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down128
arrow-up1362arrow-down1message-squareKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?BmeBenji (he/him)@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square192fedilink
minus-squarecartoon meme dog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years 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.
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.