Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better
by dingleberry420 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:46PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processor_register#Size
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Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better
by nickff on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:49PM
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If you look at register size, you'll believe that different processors use different 'bases', depending on whether they're 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64-bit...
Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better
by dingleberry420 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:52PM
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And it just happens to be a coincidence those are all powers of 2?
Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better
by taffer on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:48PM
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There were also 12, 24, 36 and 48 bit computers. 32 Bit just won because of System/360.
Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better
by nickff on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:56PM
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I understand why we use binary, and the implications on processors, but I still think it is wrong to say: "Computers measure storage in base 2"
Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better
by trashtester on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:58PM
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Almost all numbers inside computers are base 2 (for floats, the exponent and fraction are one such number each).
Base 10 is something that is primarily used for presentation to humans.
We all know this, this is HN....