At 4:54 PM -0500 12/7/2009, D. Finnigan wrote: >On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:37:52 -0500, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Another example... Two Macs looking at the same file on a server. >> Which is giving the correct size? > >Well, considering that file length is stored in the disk catalog, and >assuming that it's correct byte length, then it's whichever OS divides and >rounds by 1000 vs 1024. > >OS 10.4 and OS 10.6 give different MB values.
So now you have to know what version of the OS is on each Mac. What good is quantitative data if it's relative to the left or right side of the room and not even moving relative to each other!? Of course, since you have two computers giving different answers you'd really need a 3rd to be acting as a tie breaker. >Ex: I did cat /dev/mem > /mem on a G3 with 256 MB RAM running OS 10.4. The >file as reported on the G3 was 256 MB. Logical. > >I took that same file over to an iMac with 10.6.2. THe file was reported >as around 268 or so MB. Something larger than 256. > >Clearly, the file didn't get any longer. The byte-count remained constant. >Just the OS method of dividing/rounding changed. Did the byte-count remain constant? No data transfer errors? You checked that? When you get two different answers, you have to check deeper. Yea, I'm very frustrated by this. I'm expecting to be told this week to remove 11 Macs from a lab. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
