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by arter45 29 days ago
Let f(t) be the price of RAM per GB from 1960 to 2026. Let F(t) be the price of RAM per byte in the same period.

At every point in time t, f(t) is the price per 1 GB of RAM which is 1GB/1B times the price per byte of RAM.

Because 1GB/1B is non-zero, it follows that f(t)=1GB/1B F(t).

It also follows that ratios are preserved, ie

f(t1)/f(t2)= 1GB/1B F(t1)/F(t2)

As long as f(t2) is non-zero, which in this context is never the case.

Visually, the two graphs are the same except scale is different.