From:	Max Rible <slothman@*********.ORG>
Subject:	Re: What's a megapulse?
Date:	Wed, 27 May 1998 11:15:57 -0800

At 19:46 5/26/98 -0300, Ubiratan P. Alberton insinuated:
>With the recent computing discussion going around here, something has
>come to my mind. How much is a megapulse worth in today's "data
>measuring units (i.e bytes, megabytes, etc.). I'm using 8 megabytes
>based on a somewhat quick calculation for a byte in a quartenary system
>(64 bits, as oposed to 8 from todays binary computers).

I discuss a number of megapulse-related factors in my article
at <http://www.amurgsval.org/shadowrun/megapulses.html>;. A
friend dubbed me Rationalization Man after my explanation for
why a megapulse measures both memory and computing power...

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