← Back to context Comment by amelius 24 days ago At this point I just wish 2^10 didn't end up so close to 1000. 4 comments amelius Reply hackyhacky 24 days ago To avoid confusion, I always use "kilobyte" to refer to exactly 512 bytes. 1718627440 22 days ago Why don't you use sectors for that? hackyhacky 22 days ago Because sectors refer to disk storage. It sounds weird to say "I need to malloc 300 sectors." cperciva 24 days ago Not to be confused with a kilonibble, which is 500 bytes.
hackyhacky 24 days ago To avoid confusion, I always use "kilobyte" to refer to exactly 512 bytes. 1718627440 22 days ago Why don't you use sectors for that? hackyhacky 22 days ago Because sectors refer to disk storage. It sounds weird to say "I need to malloc 300 sectors." cperciva 24 days ago Not to be confused with a kilonibble, which is 500 bytes.
1718627440 22 days ago Why don't you use sectors for that? hackyhacky 22 days ago Because sectors refer to disk storage. It sounds weird to say "I need to malloc 300 sectors."
hackyhacky 22 days ago Because sectors refer to disk storage. It sounds weird to say "I need to malloc 300 sectors."
To avoid confusion, I always use "kilobyte" to refer to exactly 512 bytes.
Why don't you use sectors for that?
Because sectors refer to disk storage. It sounds weird to say "I need to malloc 300 sectors."
Not to be confused with a kilonibble, which is 500 bytes.