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Once upon a time, Craig Whitmore <lennon@igrin.co.nz> said:
>To my Knowledge 9789MB Not Equal 10.2Gig

No, but

9789 MB (1024 * 1024 bytes) = 10264510464 bytes
10264510464 bytes = 10.2 GB (1000 * 1000 * 1000 bytes)

Disk makers decided disks didn't sound big enough so they redefined the
terms.
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