[Techtalk] metric system/transfer rates
ktb
x.y.f at home.com
Sun Sep 9 16:56:42 EST 2001
On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 11:31:45AM -0500, ktb wrote:
> I've been searching google now for a half hour and can't find what I'm
> looking for, which is unusual. Having not grown up with the metric
> system I've never been real comfortable with how things are measured in
> the computer world. I know it is a simple thing but none of it makes
> sense to me unless I convert to MB or GB and of course I always forget
> the difference between kbits and MB when I'm faced with it.
>
> There are many conversion sites out there but I was wondering if anyone
> knows of a good "quick reference" site for computer metric conversion
> values? A site that listed ranges of transfer rates for
> network/hardware speed would be a nice find also. I'll keep looking.
Thanks for the two replies:) I found one nice on-line conversion utility
geared toward computer metrics here -
http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/computer
I can't believe there isn't more on the web explaining the metrics of
computers.
kent
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