--- Willie Wonka wrote: [ This message is being forwarded to the list as well ]
> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:04:32 -0700 (PDT) > From: Willie Wonka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: RAID Sizes (was Re: Why do people in the UK put a u in > the word color?) > To: Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > --- Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Willie Wonka wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > Umm, it should be "ATA", not "IDE". "IDE" is a packaging issue, > while > > "ATA" is an interface spec. > > Yeah, you're right, but that 'accident' happened LONG ago, and > shoulld've been corrected then - and the IDE Acronym remains > important > to many...I did post that they were NOT good examples, but the > DEBIAN-USER listserv "robocop", seems to hold my posts for 9-12Hrs > BEFORE actually posting them.....<sigh> :-( > > > > Well, I used to work as a watchmaker, and I can't think of any > > context where "KB" stands together as written with "K" meaning > > "karat". > > > > Note that "carat" and "karat" are both words, but they mean > > different things. The first is the name of the unit of weight > > for gem stones, the latter is the name for the unit of fineness > > of gold in 1/24 parts. > > > Thanks - you've refreshed my memory; > 12/18/24 *Karat* Gold -and- .007 ounces = 1 *Carat* in weight ("How > it's Made"; TV Documentary on the History Channel :-)) > > There's NO need to repond to me *Off-list*, and I will gladly post a > COPY of this there....but because of some inexplicable issues, you > may > NOT see it *On-List* until some 24hrs later, (some posts I made > today, > STILL have not shown up) - but anyway.... > > Regards > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]