Laser 3000

From: D. Peschel <dpeschel_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri Aug 21 03:10:22 1998

> Actually, Apple ][ disks were normally formatted for 143,360 bytes (140K).
> 144K is awfully close. I'm still wondering if this was advertised as, or
> is supposed to be, an Apple ][ like machine.

My guess is that you and the advertisers are using two different definitions
of "K". Note:

143,360 / 1024 = exactly 140K
143,360 / 1000 = 143.36K -- why not round it up to 144K while we're at it?

This is one of the oldest tricks in the book.

-- Derek
Received on Fri Aug 21 1998 - 03:10:22 BST