To further backup whats Neal had to say on this subject.... Definition. * WiFi*, Wireless Fidelity (IEEE 802.11b wireless networking). (as gleaned from acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/*WiFi*
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Neal Hammon <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >
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