It supposed to be fidelity. Like Hi-Fi. Brian O'Neal
On Jan 2, 2010, 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
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