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From: moore@emily.uvm.edu (Bryan Moore)
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Subject: Kbytes: Real memory vs. Hard disk space
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.122420.10372@uvm.edu>
Date: 20 Jun 91 12:24:20 GMT
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Someone was trying to tell me that Kbytes in terms of memory
is 1024 bytes, but Kbytes in terms of Hard disk space is 1000 bytes.

When I do a 'lsattr -E -lsys0 -a realmem' It tells me I have
24576 kbytes of memory. Which I assume means 24576*1024=25,165,824
bytes.

When I do a df, It tells me I have 76,216 kbytes free on a certain
minidisk. I've been told that this means 76216*1000=76,216,000 bytes
free and not 76216*1024=78,045,184 bytes.

Could someone confirm this?

Just curious...

Thanks!

BRYAN R. MOORE          	    |   "Last night I had that same old dream
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