@yadayadayada the even sadder part is that Windows transfer estimates were never correct. Downloading ~23 PB at even 100 KBps would take 8K+ years!
@hallmarc A confession to make: I find comprehending the size of a PB daunting - much like at first understanding and making sense of a gigabit and then a terabit. It's getting harder to keep up :(
@Pat_Walrond @yadayadayada it helps if you break it down into powers of two. 1 MiB = 2²⁰ bytes, 1 GiB = 2³⁰ bytes, 1 TiB = 2⁴⁰ bytes, and so on. No need for the layperson to know the actual number. Each "level" is 1,024 times as many bytes as the previous one. A MiB is actually called a "mebibyte" and it's distinct from "MB" but in today's world most people use them interchangeably. 1 MB = 10⁶ bytes, 1 GB = 10⁹ bytes, etc.
@hallmarc And to think I remember when I upgraded my HD (which could be used as an offensive weapon it was so heavy), to 10 MB. I had a party to celebrate AND boasted that it was actually 20 MB using Stacker. 🤣 🤣 The thought of 1GB then belonged to the realm of fantasy.
@Pat_Walrond @yadayadayada I REMEMBER. I was there with you in spirit 😉.
@Pat_Walrond @yadayadayada the thing I remember the most about the early hard drives was the sound, when spinning up and when seeking.