Registered: Feb 2000
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Hi,

The total memory of my IceVDx is 7936k<8mb...

Is this normal?

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: West Palm, FL
Posts: 53

Yes, this is normal.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Monroe, Michigan, USA
Posts: 244

The OS and built-in apps are "burned in" to a portion of that 8MB, so the RAM available to the user is just short of 8MB. Same with the 8MB Springboard; the driver(s) take up a little space, so the user gets just under 8MB to fool with.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

I'm still confused as to how you thought 7936kb = 7.75 MB??

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 14

code:
1 MB = 1024 KB

          1 MB
7936KB x ------- = 7.75 MB
         1024 KB

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 74

I've seen arguments go both ways; 1Meg = 1024K or 1M = 1000K. I think interpretation is based largely on whether you're a consumer or a supplier
This link may help to clarify:

http://www.whatis.com/megabyte.htm

[This message has been edited by bregent1 (edited 02-02-2000).]

Registered: Jan 2000
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Posts: 14

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According to the Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, a megabyte means either 1,000,000 bytes or 1,048,576 bytes.

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Well, leave it to Microsoft to make it clear as mud

I believe a MB is always technically 1024KB. Using 1000KB is good for approximating (for example, Iomega Zip disks really hold approximately 100MB).

-Chris

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

quote:

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Originally posted by TheSkipper:
Well, leave it to Microsoft to make it clear as mud

I believe a MB is always technically 1024KB. Using 1000KB is good for approximating (for example, Iomega Zip disks really hold approximately 100MB).

-Chris

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
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Nope, I've never lived in Toronto (visited there once about 15 years ago though). I'm a lifetime Ohioan.

-Chris

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

oh well..thought maybe this was one of those 'small world reunions'.

Thanks to everyone on the bytes tutorial!

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: LA, Boston, MO. its different every 6 months
Posts: 56

to uninformed people, a kilobyte is equal to 1000 bytes. to people who know what they are talking about, a kilobyte is equal to 1024 (2^10). other definitions exists to accomodate the ignorant.

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 5

Hi,

Thank you guys!