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Author: Rod Roark
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Subject: CDRW/Linux iso
Watch out for disk capacity measurement insanity.

A 650 MB CD holds 650*1024*1024 = 681,574,400 bytes.

A 1.44 MB diskette holds 1.44*1000*1024 = 1,474,560 bytes.

A 6 GB hard drive holds 6,000,000,000 bytes.

-- Rod
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Art Wagner wrote:
> Should be no problem if CD-RW disk is big enough. SusE 6.4
> iso image I have is 659 Megs so a 650 MB / 74 Min disk is
> just a little too small.
> Art