Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better

Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better by nickff on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:49PM (#31839375)

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...

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Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better by dingleberry420 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:52PM (#31839407)

And it just happens to be a coincidence those are all powers of 2?

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Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better by taffer on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:48PM (#31840158)

There were also 12, 24, 36 and 48 bit computers. 32 Bit just won because of System/360.

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Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better by nickff on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:56PM (#31839486)

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"

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Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better by trashtester on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:58PM (#31840309)

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....

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Re:Modern HDDs have gotten somewhat better by dehugger on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @08:30PM (#31843686)

Fine, the humans that use computers measure storage in base 2. What a pedantic hill to die on.

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