[REBOL] Re: [Script]Best Fit
From: SunandaDH:aol at: 21-Jun-2004 6:44
Ged:
> To convert bytes into kilo bytes you should divide by
> 1024 rather than 1000. Its a binary thing.
It's also a very confusing thing, as there is no consistent usage, see, for
example:
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
What is important is the units in which Mauro's capacities are expressed.
For example:
"FL-144" [available-space: 1470]
The actual capacity of a formatted 1.44MB floppy disk (under WIN/DOS -- it
may vary on other OSes) is
cap: 2880 * 0.5 * 1024
== 1474560
In 1024-kilo units that's
>> cap / 1024
== 1440
[Normally expressed as 1.44MB by dividing by 1000 (!)]
In 1000-kilo units, it's
>> cap / 1000
== 1474.56
which is much closer to the value Mauro is using.
I don't know if the other capacities he uses are "decimal kilo" compliant
like this one,
Sunanda.
