9/19    Computer manufacturers sued over hd sizes:
        http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030918/tech_computers_suit_1.html
        \_ How about 'Memory manufacturers sue consumers over mem size'?
           Said one spokesman "We're selling them 512MB chips, but they're
           getting 536MB.  We feel we should be compensated for that 24MB."
        \_ this is good news, it is time to put them in the right place.
           If the law suit succeeds, the next one should be SD/CF cards
           Since they are also falsely advertised.  I bought a 256MB SD
           card, and it turns out it only holds 241MB that is about 15MB
           of space missing. 15MB extra on a SD can store so much more info.
           \_ It's called "formatting".  The lawsuit is garbage.
              \_ No, it's 1024 versus 1000, 1,048,xxx versus 1Mil.
        \_ Just because computer scientists like to call a gigabyte 2^30 bytes
           doesn't mean HDD designers (engineers) have to abandon their 10^9
           scientific notation.
           \_ I'm an engineer not a scientist, but I go by 2^30.
              \_ Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a bricklayer!
        \_ Arrr!
           \_ Avast!