21 May
2014
21 May
'14
3:22 p.m.
On 05/21/2014 12:57 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
The PC C-crowd are not exactly known for using
techncial terms correctly.
The obvious exampel is 'DB6'. But they also seem to use the terms 'VIOS'
and 'CMOS' interchangeably to mean the configuration parameter table.
These days 'A USB' seems ot be a flash memery device wit ha USB
itnerface. And so on...
Such as a z9600 baud modem? Or DB-9 connector? Or my favorite: a CGA
controller. But then IBM uses "adapter" to mean just about anything--it
can be a simple mini-DIN to DIN bit of cable for attaching "PS/2" style
keyboards to older systems with DIN keyboard receptacles. Or it can be
a very complex graphics controller (e.g. PGA).
You use the lingua franca of the great unwashed to be understood. It's
just easier.
--Chuck