Just as the only thing I can add: > how did they come up with 2^10 number? I'd guess common interpretation of Moore's law as a doubling of computing power eve

Just as the only thing I can add: > how did they come up with 2^10 number? I'd guess common interpretation of Moore's law as a doubling of computing power every 18 months. 2002 was 17y ago, so you end up with ~11 doublings. Discrepancy can be explained by ballparking.