You say MODE-EM, I say Modem

[David Holland]

Funny thing happened today after reading these posts.  I installed
RoadRunner business class at a customers house.  I had some trouble
getting connected and had to call their tech support.  I talked to 3
techs and they called it a "Cable Router" rather than a cable modem.
Perhaps the tide is changing?

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Steinkuehler [mailto:charles at steinkuehler.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:13 AM
To: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: You say MODE-EM, I say Modem

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> Quoting Garrett Goebel <garrett at scriptpro.com>:
>  
> DSL modem is a misnomer.
>  
> Yeah, but 99% of the providers and hardware sellers call them that.
>  
> It used to be said that a "Modem" was a "MODE EMulator", emulating a 
> digital
> serial mode connection over an analog line.  As such, a DSL Mode
Emulator that 
> Emulates an Ethernet or PPP connection over DSL makes sense.   
> I presonally don't buy the "Modulator-Demodulator" construction - I 
> think it's
> apocryphal, but it's pretty universally accepted now.  I just can't
see geeks 
> abbreviating the words that way.  "ModDe" or "Moddy" I'd credit.