Re: Calculate 1 MB in TSM
2003-01-12 07:09:41
>Unfortunately, our bean counters started using 60K for $60,000. When the
>mainframe 3380 came out they decided to start counting disk in 1000s and
>1000000s. This has just perpetuated on for disk to make it easy for people
>to calculate the space required because data records are measured in base 10
>not base 2. So, we are stuck with it. TSM uses the open systems
>calculation, 1024.
Some businesses further confuse things by internally using the letter M to
denote 1000, in unit quantities in satisfying orders. They should be
required to perform all their math in Roman numerals.
Richard Sims, BU
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