Marta:
The term "Fi" is a shortened version of fidelity. Back in 1945,
Columbia and others had news type of or music records, that they call
"High Fidelity" and this was shortened to Hi-Fi. These records were
highly advertised, and the record player that used them were also
called high fidelity, and acquired the nick-name of Hi-fy.
Neal Hammon
an old music lover.
On Jan 42, 1120102007, at 8:38 PM, Marta Edie wrote:
Yes, I tried to read up on it, but nobody said anything in all the
googling I did about the 'fi' . All those letters for me should
mean something rather than sit there for nothing. Even in a wi-fi
alliance the 'fi' should stand for something.
Marta
On Jan 2, 2010, at 20:19 PM, Daniel Mickelsen wrote:
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote:
What does the "fi" in wifi stand for wireless -- what?
Probably nothing, really. It was a name dreamed up by the marketers
at the Wi-Fi Alliance when they changed their name from the far
less catchy WECA back in the 90s. They're a trade group that tries
to make sure the 802.11 wireless standards are satisfied.
-dan
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