• axh@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I am old enough and geek enough to be bothered by the use of the word “WiFi” instead of the Internet or just network.

    It’s only WiFi if you connect the wireless router at the end.

    Edit: just noticed mention of the “antenna at the roof” on the page, but I still don’t think it’s WiFi, “WiFi” is a name of the technology that allows wireless access by multiple devices. I think it’s rather radio communication between the router and the access point. They basically use radio waves instead of the cable, it was often used in rural areas in my country, where putting cables would be too expensive.

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        2 months ago

        That I cut a bit of slack for, because prior to the minicomputer let alone the microcomputer, the CPU would likely have been a large component like the whole system is for a desktop PC.

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      1 month ago

      Thank you, because it’s vitally important to devote half the content in these threads to arguing about the terminology in the headline.