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Re: What kind of SCSI drives can be used on the GS?



 >He also made a common mistake by thinking 1 gigabyte is equal to 1000
 >megabytes.  In computer terminology, 1 gigabyte == 1024 megabytes.
 
 I've read that HD manufacturers mix up the prefixes, like a megabyte
 is a million and a gigabyte is a billion, instead of the close powers
 of two. The numbers should always be taken lightly anyway, as they are
 often before formatting.

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